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Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language

Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language is a 1982 book by philosopher of language Saul Kripke in which he contends that the central argument of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations centers on a skeptical rule-following paradox that undermines the possibility of our ever following rules in our use of language. Kripke writes that this…

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Author
Saul A. Kripke
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Language
English
Pages
150
Publication place
United States

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related to Kripkenstein: Kripke's skeptical Wittgenstein · 14
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Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language → Bradley, Dowden, Fieser, Internet Encyclopedia, ISSN, James, OCLC, Philosophy, Private Language, Rules, Wittgenstein, WorldCat
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