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What can I search to read more about picture theory of language vs tool theory? It sounds really interesting but when I google I only get results about picture
by istorical 10y ago
What can I search to read more about picture theory of language vs tool theory? It sounds really interesting but when I google I only get results about picture theory of lang.
- lagrange123 10y agoRead Wittgenstein. Or, don't read Wittgenstein, but read about Wittgenstein. Wittgenstein pioneered the picture theory of language--i.e. the idea that language represents the world. He later gave up on this idea and began to think about language as a tool. He coined the term "language-game". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language-game_(philosophy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language-game_(philosophy)
- Florin_Andrei 10y ago> Or, don't read Wittgenstein, but read about Wittgenstein. I laughed, but there's some truth in that.