tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post4139432111366363804..comments2024-03-25T07:51:47.758-04:00Comments on Thoughts On Economics: Wittgenstein to SraffaRobert Vienneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748118392842775431noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post-77921180397431220442010-03-15T09:02:41.521-04:002010-03-15T09:02:41.521-04:00That's brilliant, quite interesting.That's brilliant, quite interesting.Mathew Tollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226147446376244981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post-75980142172425762112008-02-27T04:24:00.000-05:002008-02-27T04:24:00.000-05:00I assume the strange analogies are Wittgenstein, t...I assume the strange analogies are Wittgenstein, too.<BR/><BR/>I have seen it suggested that one read the opening of <I>Philosophical Investigations</I> as describing a sequence of languages, complete in themselves. One should not think of a"brick, slab, etc." language as incomplete or part of another.<BR/><BR/>One can read the sequence of Sraffa's models in <I>Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities</I> in the same way. Furthermore, supposedly Sraffa tended to use concrete examples to explain his ideas in private conversation, never writing down an equation.<BR/><BR/>So maybe something about Wittgenstein's use of examples is Sraffa's contributions. Who can say?Robert Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748118392842775431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post-10569638700415556612008-02-25T11:49:00.000-05:002008-02-25T11:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for the heads up, this is great. A certain...Thanks for the heads up, this is great. A certain... uh... discordance between Sraffa and Wittgenstein's attitudes, though, I think. Sraffa discusses the political threats of the day; Wittgenstein goes into a weird riff about teacups. Economics vs. philosophy, perhaps...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com