Philosophy, Rules, Writing

An important dimension of a Game is its Rules, Wittgenstein's primary attention to which is the following of them, on the basis of which he conceives the role of the Philosopher as that of a non-interfering observer.  In contrast, Nietzsche's concept of a 'Legislator' suggests that of Philosophy as a Rule-Writing activity.  On that basis, the works in the tradition can be interpreted as Rule-Writings for various aspects of human experience, even of 'Metaphysics', once its formulations are demonstrated, e. g,. by Kant, to be grounded in cognitive faculties.  Still, Platonists, e. g. Russell, contend that such Writing is the representation of eternal Ideas, and, hence, that Philosophy is still fundamentally a contemplative activity.  However, modern innovations, such as the incorporation of Zero into Mathematics, and Russell's own introduction of the Existential Quantifier into Logic, indicate that even the most abstract of Philosophical enterprises are less than 'eternal', and, thus, are the products of more than mere Contemplation.