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Language, conventionality of
When we say that smoke means fire or that those spots mean measles, we are noting how the presence of one thing indicates the presence of another. For ...
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Language, social nature of
Language is mostly used in a social setting. We use it to communicate with others. We depend on others when learning language, and we constantly borrow one another’s ...
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Meaning and rule-following
Wittgenstein’s discussion of rules and rule-following, and the recent responses to it, have been widely regarded as providing the deepest and most challenging issues surrounding the notions of ...