Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Publication Title
Encyclopedia of educational philosophy and theory.
Publisher
Springer
Keywords
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Peter Winch, Science Learning
Abstract
As one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) has impacted a variety of scholarly disciplines, including education theory and research. Wittgenstein’s later works are often cited for their insights into a wide variety of philosophical topics, including meaning and understanding, rule following, the “inner” and “outer” realms of human activity, and certainty about knowledge. In contrast to the representationalist view of language expressed in his earlier work, these writings identify the meaning of an expression as its rule-governed use in language, inextricably tied to its use in our lives.
First Page
1
Last Page
6
Issue
07 April 2016
Repository Citation
Sherman-Heckler, Wendy, "Wittgensteinian Perspectives and Science Education Research" (2016). Administrators/Executives/Staff Scholarship. 6.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/acaffairs_scholar/6
DOI
10.1007/978-981-287-532-7_40-1
Version
Post-Print
Peer Reviewed
1