Remarks on Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mind

In his philosophy of mind, Ludwig Wittgenstein repeatedly states we do not think with our heads or in our heads. However, he does not offer clear arguments to sustain such an opinion. Furthermore, his readers do not focus appropriately on this aspect of his philosophy. Therefore, this paper questions why Wittgenstein insisted on the idea that we do not think with our heads or in our heads. The proposed explanation is that through this statement Wittgenstein was trying to justify his conceptual method, to the detriment of scientific methods used in psychology. In addition, this work analyzes some implications of Wittgenstein’s statement in his critique of G. E. Moore’s refutation of philosophical skepticism and his attacks on psychology and psychoanalysis.