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Wittgenstein, Ludwig

In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research
Edited by: David Coghlan & Mary Brydon-Miller

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) was an Austrian philosopher who had a major influence on logical positivism and analytic philosophy. This entry focuses on [Page 815]how his thought is influential in action research in that, in his remarks, he highlights how actions are shaped and rendered meaningful only by occurring within particular surroundings; lacking a context, they are literally ...

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  Coghlan, D., & Brydon-Miller, M. (2014). Wittgenstein, ludwig. In The SAGE encyclopedia of action research (pp. 815-816). SAGE Publications Ltd, https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446294406.n361
  
  Coghlan, David, and Mary Brydon-Miller. "Wittgenstein, Ludwig." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, edited by Coghlan, David, and Mary Brydon-Miller, 815-16. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2014. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446294406.n361.
  
  Coghlan, D. and Brydon-Miller, M. 2014. Wittgenstein, Ludwig. In: David Coghlan and Mary Brydon-Miller Editors, 2014. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research, London: SAGE Publications Ltd. pp. 815-816 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446294406.n361> [Accessed 3 Jul 2022].
  
  Coghlan, David and Mary Brydon-Miller. "Wittgenstein, Ludwig." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research. Edited by London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2014, pp. 815-16. SAGE Research Methods. 3 Jul 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446294406.n361.
  
  Coghlan, David, and Mary Brydon-Miller (2014). Wittgenstein, ludwig In:Wittgenstein, Ludwig The SAGE encyclopedia of action research London: SAGE Publications Ltd; 2014:815-816. doi:10.4135/9781446294406.n361
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