# Wittgensteinian Philosophical therapy As in [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]]'s notion as opposed to clinical [[Philosophical Counseling]] [Ludwig Wittgenstein - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Wittgenstein) New Wittgenstein scholars advance a "therapeutic" understanding of Wittgenstein's work – "an understanding of Wittgenstein as aspiring, not to advance metaphysical theories, but rather to help us work ourselves out of confusions we become entangled in when philosophizing."[287] To support this goal, the New Wittgenstein scholars propose a reading of the Tractatus as "plain nonsense" – arguing it does not attempt to convey a substantive philosophical project but instead simply tries to push the reader to abandon philosophical speculation. The therapeutic approach traces its roots to the philosophical work of John Wisdom[288] and the review of The Blue Book written by Oets Kolk Bouwsma.[286][289]