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private language argument — private language … Philosophy dictionary
Private language argument — The private language argument is a philosophical argument introduced by Ludwig Wittgenstein in his later work, especially in the Philosophical Investigations [Wittgenstein introduced the notion in §243, and argues for its impossibility in §244… … Wikipedia
private language — In the Philosophical Investigations, §258, Wittgenstein invites us to consider a diarist recording the occurrences of a particular kind of sensation, which he proposes to call by some name. Wittgenstein argues that in so far as the sensation is… … Philosophy dictionary
Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language — Saul Kripke s Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language is the most influential and widely discussed interpretation of Wittgenstein s Philosophical Investigations . [Stern, David. Wittgenstein s Philosophical Investigations: an introduction , p … Wikipedia
logically private language — See private language … Philosophy dictionary
Language legislation in Belgium — This article describes the history of the laws on the use of official languages in Belgium.1830: freedom of languages and linguistic coercionOne of the causes of the Belgian Revolution of the 1830s was the emancipation of the Dutch language in… … Wikipedia
private — [[t]pra͟ɪvɪt[/t]] ♦♦ privates 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Private industries and services are owned or controlled by an individual person or a commercial company, rather than by the state or an official organization. ...a joint venture with private… … English dictionary
Language of thought — Jerry A. Fodor s Language of Thought (LOT) hypothesis states that cognition and cognitive processes are only remotely plausible when expressed as computational in terms of representational systems. He uses empirical data drawn from linguistics… … Wikipedia
Language of thought hypothesis — In philosophy of mind, the language of thought hypothesis (LOTH) put forward by American philosopher Jerry Fodor describes thoughts as represented in a language (sometimes known as mentalese) that allows complex thoughts to be built up by… … Wikipedia
Language and linguistics in Frank Herbert's Dune — Frank Herbert s novel Dune , and his Dune series in general, incorporates a number of different themes related to language or linguistics, both in the techniques Herbert used in the actual writing itself, and more obviously, in the plot and… … Wikipedia
