Marx, Wittgenstein, and the Reform of Language. A complementary view of Wittgenstein and Marx thoughts

This paper analyses the elements of affinity between Wittgenstein’s method to do with philosophy and some aspects of Marx’s thoughts. Since Wittgenstein lacks a Marxist historical-social foundation or end to its philosophy and the Marxist aspects present in Wittgenstein’s philosophy do not indent the other thoughts consistently and deeply, it will be argued that the idea of the inscription of Wittgenstein’s thoughts within a Marxian framework remains problematic. A state of complementarity between Wittgenstein and Marx’s philosophy will be drawn based on the argument that Wittgenstein’s philosophy of language provided a theoretical philosophical and not social applied reform of language.