ABSTRACT
This chapter explains that the discussion of the question of conservatism by discussing Wittgenstein's own political views, and thereafter discusses the relation between his philosophy and conservatism. It also examines the question of Wittgensteinian fideism. The chapter also focuses on four claims. The first claim is that Wittgenstein's political views have both radical and conservative traits. The second is that according to Wittgenstein, philosophy ought to have political implications, in the sense that it should make people more careful about how they use certain words. The third is that Wittgenstein is to some extent a cultural pessimist, which does not mean, however, that progress is bad and the fourth and last claim is that according to Wittgenstein, it is possible to try to influence the future, and that people in some sense must also try to influence the future, since progress will not come by itself.
