The Role of Art and Aesthetics in Wittgenstein's Philosophy مقاله

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If this is the attitude regarding Wittgenstein and his relationship with the arts and true beauty, then it will be necessary to re-examine his work in aesthetics and assess the importance of this subject in his philosophy. A deeper interpretation of Wittgenstein's relationship with aesthetics and the arts is likely not something akin to forcing Plato to stand on his head and reverse his thoughts, but rather the intensity of the contrast or its precision in "center and margin" is mitigated. According to this image, Wittgenstein's work on aesthetics and its importance to us is not merely limited to the application of methods or seeing from a pre-determined perspective that we had already reached through precise and complete work on meanings and perceptions in the philosophy of language and mind, but rather reflection on works of art and aesthetics themselves plays an important role in shaping new philosophical methods and perspectives. If it is not incorrect to consider Wittgenstein's work in aesthetics merely as a philosophical toolbox or, conventionally, as a sub-branch of philosophy, then a broader and deeper landscape will be opened to us. With this way of looking, it is natural to say that Wittgenstein's artistic and aesthetic interests "were not at the center of his philosophical attentions" but were entirely on the margin; because for him, the hard core of philosophy was issues such as language and understanding. In this interpretation, Wittgenstein's lectures on aesthetics are placed in his thought merely as an application of the main theme of his philosophical investigations, namely the use of his teachings on meaning and mind.