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An Introduction to Reading Wittgenstein
Article by Louis Shawver, covering just the first three sections.
Aphorisms 70-75c
Text of sections 70-75 with commentary by Lois Shawver. These sections concern definitions and determinacy of sense, and `family-resemblance' concepts.
Can We Know Rules?
Article in two parts by Alec McHoul. McHoul is critical of the reception of rule-governed activity in the human sciences, and argues that attention to Wittgenstein raises doubts that rules can properly be considered the object of knowledge.
Language Learning Theory
Article by Stacy J. Stoyanoff, comparing the picture of language acquistion given by Wittgestein in the Investigations, and the account of Augustine's that he rejects.
Obeying a Rule On Only One Occasion in PI §199
Short article by James Still, approaches this section with a close analysis of Wittgenstein's dictum `meaning is use'.
Online Text with Commentary (PI §1-88)
Comments and analysis on the first 88 sections by Lois Shawver.
Scholarship On The Relations Between Ludwig Wittge
Article by Jaime Nubiola, discussing Rorty's claim of a close similarity between Pierce's pragamtism and Wittgenstein's views in the Investigations.
The Grammatical Fiction of PI §307
Short article by James Still, discussing Wittgenstein's approach to Cartesian introspection in section 307 of the Investigations.
What Happens When Wittgenstein Asks "What Hap
Article by E. T. Gendlin.