Wittgenstein and Sraffa

Good ideas, come from everywhere. I can't help thinking about convesations between great men on our story. Reading an interesting article by Sen (2003) "Sraffa, Wittgenstein, and Gramsci", I discover the influence of Sraffa on Wittgenstein.

The later Wittgenstein, was influenced by "the anthropological way of looking at philosophical problems", and there is (one of) the source of "language game". Sraffa, at time, was influenced by Gramsci. Gramsci, although highly original, was influenced by Marx. Gramsci was a founding member of the Communist Party in Italy.

Therefore, from the Wittgenstein of the first world war where the language defines the limits of what we can say, there were many changes. I can imagine the live during the first WW. Let me guess that the horrible results from the first WW, prepare Wittgenstein mind to "the anthropological way". Gramsci and Sraffa were at the right time, to give birth at the concept of "language games".

Just speculations, but this is way I like blooging... :)