1. ‘Meaning is Use’ in the Tractatus.
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Livingston, Paul
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MEANING (Philosophy) , *THEORY (Philosophy) , *PHILOSOPHICAL analysis , *PHILOSOPHY of language , *SEMANTICS (Philosophy) , *PHILOSOPHY - Abstract
Analyzes the use-doctrine and the meaning-theory in Ludwig Wittgenstein's book "Tractatus." Examination of the meaningfulness of signs in the Tractatus theory; Relationship between the Tractarian program analysis and the use-doctrine meaningfulness of signs; Precedents of Wittgenstein's program of analysis; Contributions of Wittgenstein to analytical philosophy; Investigations made by Wittgenstein on rule-following and private language.
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- 2004
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