Wittgenstein’s Ignorance of Argumentation Theory and Toulmin’s Rehabilitation of Wittgenstein

Authors: Ribeiro HJ*

DOI: 10.23880/phij-16000326

Volume 7, Issue 2

Abstract

The author- following his own research on the subject- argues that Wittgenstein ignores argumentation theory and in general, the problems of rhetoric and argumentation. From this point of view, he frames Stephen Toulmin’s reading of Wittgenstein, arguing that the British philosopher- who was a student of the Austrian- advocates precisely the same thesis. He explains that this happens in a very peculiar (rhetorical) context on Toulmin’s part; a context in which, in essence, Wittgenstein’s philosophy is being rehabilitated.

Keywords: Argumentation Theory; Analytic Philosophy; Toulmin; Rhetoric; Wittgenstein; Toulmin

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