Therapeutic approach explained

The therapeutic approach to philosophy sees philosophical problems as misconceptions that are to be therapeutically dissolved. The approach stems from Ludwig Wittgenstein.^{[1] [2]}

Some noted philosophers who can be said to take a therapeutic approach are John McDowell, Alice Crary, and Richard Rorty. Quietists, philosophers associated with The New Wittgenstein and anti-philosophy are all pertinent to the therapeutic approach.

Hans-Johann Glock has argued against the plausibility of the therapeutic approach as accurately characterizing Wittgenstein's philosophy.^[3] Hans Sluga and Rupert Read have advocated a "post-therapeutic" or "liberatory" interpretation of Wittgenstein.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Existential therapy
• Philosophical counseling
• for Wittgenstein's approach to Moore's "Here is one hand"

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Ludwig Wittgenstein . Anat . Biletzki . Anat . Matar . Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Edward N. . Zalta . 2014-04-07.
2. Web site: Was Wittgenstein Right? . Paul . Horwich . The New York Times . 2013-03-03.
3. Web site: Therapy, Co-operation and Self-Diagnosis in Wittgenstein's Method. Dearden. Ian.
4. Web site: WPTC #2 – Sluga: Wittgenstein as a Liberatory Thinker. YouTube.
5. Web site: Rupert Read and Hans Sluga on Wittgenstein's Liberatory Philosophy. YouTube.