Triangulation and the private language argument

The paper attempts a novel defense of the main claim of Wittgenstein's Private Language Argument, i.e. that 'inner' ostensive definition is impossible. Part 1 traces Wittgenstein's target to the idea that 'ostensive definition' is a mental act, an idea that makes it tem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ahmed Arif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade - Faculty of Philosophy - Institute for Philosophy 2017-01-01
Series:Belgrade Philosophical Annual
Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0353-3891/2017/0353-38911730035A.pdf