Particular and general: Wittgenstein, linguistic rules and context
Whiting, Daniel (2010) Particular and general: Wittgenstein, linguistic rules and context. In, Whiting, Daniel (ed.) The Later Wittgenstein on Language. London, UK, Palgrave, 114-132. (Philosophers in Depth).
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Wittgenstein held two views which appear to be - and have been taken by many to be - incompatible. First, the meaning of an expression is determined by a general rule governing its employment. Second, what is expressed in the utterance of an expression is determined by the particular circumstances on that occasion. In this paper, I attempt to vindicate Wittgenstein's apparent willingness to maintain both positions by arguing that they are not in tension and by rejecting arguments designed to show otherwise.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | In this paper, I use the standard abbreviations for Wittgenstein's texts. |
| ISBNs: | 9780230219687 (hardback) |
| Keywords: | wittgenstein, language, linguistic, rule, context, contextualism, meaning |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Humanities > Philosophy |
| Item ID: | 79897 |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jun 2012 12:34 |
| Contributors: | Whiting, Daniel (Author) Whiting, Daniel (Editor) |
| Date: | 22 January 2010 |
| Additional Information: | In this paper, I use the standard abbreviations for Wittgenstein's texts. |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Palgrave |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/79897 |
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