Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Meaning: To Follow a Rule Blindly

by Alexander Miller

Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Meaning develops a new, non-reductionist, response to the sceptical argument about meaning famously developed in Saul Kripke's book Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language. Inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy, it begins by outlining an intuitive notion of following a rule, explaining its relationship to the notions of linguistic meaning and intentional content. It then gives an outline and development...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192856480
• ISBN13: 9780192856487
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"