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| Private Language - Psychology Dictionary of Arguments | |||
| Private language: according to L. Wittgenstein a private language, i.e. a language which an individual develops only for himself and uses to express his feelings, is not possible. (See L. Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations, 1953, § 243, 258). You cannot give yourself instructions. You could not even understand the language. See also rule following, Kripke's Wittgenstein, priviledged access, Wittgenstein's beetle._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
| Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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| Dummett, Michael E. | Private Language | Dummett, Michael E. | |
| Lewis, David K. | Private Language | Lewis, David K. | |
| Logic Texts | Private Language | Logic Texts | |
| McDowell, John | Private Language | McDowell, John | |
| Millikan, Ruth | Private Language | Millikan, Ruth | |
| Nietzsche, Friedrich | Private Language | Nietzsche, Friedrich | |
| Wittgenstein, Ludwig | Private Language | Wittgenstein, Ludwig | |
| Wright, Crispin | Private Language | Wright, Crispin | |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2026-08-11 | |||
