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This talk of logic as a "scaffolding" of the world which conditions all of our interactions leads to the discussion of Wittgenstein's unique theory of language.
Ken directs the discussion towards truth and argument, and Juliet describes the similar assumptions that Wittgenstein observes in those who discuss everyday matters and those who argue philosophical doctrines. John goes on to discuss the difference between formal Logic with a big-L and everyday logic, and Juliet describes how Wittgenstein tried to integrate these notions under the guise of human language. John and Ken describe the accomplishments of Frege and Russell and the explosion of developments in formal logic which really led to the underpinnings of modern computer science. John asks Juliet to talk about what many people refer to as the "linguistic turn" in 20th century philosophy, and Juliet discusses how Wittgenstein combined the logical systems of Frege and Russell with his own insights to create a new way of looking at the way we use language. In order to discuss some of these issues as well as Wittgenstein's influence on current philosophy and allied fields, Ken introduces Juliet Floyd, Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. Finally, John discusses the ugly, which he sees as Wittgenstein's attacks on philosophy and philosophers in general, as well as the cult of personality that developed surrounding him and his later work. The not-so-good, according to John, is Wittgenstein's philosophy of mind, which led to behaviorism and similar theories. John talks about what he thinks the good things are, Wittgenstein's early notions about language as a game and his observation that the world is made up of facts, not of things. Ken begins the show by asking John about his experience at Cornell under the tutelage of Wittgenstein scholars, and John divides what he learned about Wittgenstein into the good, the not-so-good, and the ugly.