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He thinks some words rely on ostensive definitions, colour for example. Otherwise, though, his view of language can roughly be summarized as "meaning is use". Y
by beezlebroxxxxxx 3y ago
He thinks some words rely on ostensive definitions, colour for example. Otherwise, though, his view of language can roughly be summarized as "meaning is use". You're correct to read him as opposed to platonic forms and ideas; however, he argues that language and meaning has its roots in behaviour, or as he puts it: "a form of life". So for him meaning is relative but not arbitrary. It's a crucial distinction.
- scoofy 3y agoI only wish I could have heard him lecture. His two books, while interesting, have always seemed, well, a bit odd in their structure (less so with PI). Beyond that, that people use some random notebooks like his published texts also seems odd.