Wittgensteinianadj.n.
/ˌvɪtɡənˈstʌɪnɪən/ A. adj.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Wittgenstein, or his theories or methods.
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Quinean1957
1946 Mind 55 25 Unfortunately, for the outsider there exists no official and adequate statement of the Wittgensteinian technique.
1966 D. Jenkins Educated Society iii. 140 The Wittgensteinian line of concluding that when one cannot profitably speak one must perforce be silent.
1969 T. F. Torrance Theol. Sci. i. 19 To use Wittgensteinian language, are these ‘images’ ‘pictures’ or ‘tools’?
1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 June 714/2 Professor Wright..picks up some Wittgensteinian themes and explores how they might be developed.
B. n.
An adherent of Wittgenstein's ideas.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of language > language theories of individual philosophers > [adjective]
Peircean1905
Russellian1915
Wittgensteinian1946
Wittgensteinian1946
Rylean1951
Quinean1957
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of language > language theories of individual philosophers > [noun] > ordinary language philosophies > elements of Wittgenstein's theories > adherent of Wittgenstein's theories
Wittgensteinian1946
1946 Mind 55 25 ‘W——ns’ will be used for ‘Wittgensteinians’.
1954 R. Wells in Word 10 245 Examples..have been separately discussed by various Russellians and Wittgensteinians.
1973 Listener 4 Jan. 21/2 A hard-line defence, by a leading Wittgensteinian, of the Pope's pronouncement on contraception.
1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 June 714/4 The question of whether..a Wittgensteinian can defend the distinction between necessary and contingent propositions.
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