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Use theory, philosophy of language: the term was formed following a thesis of L. Wittgenstein in his Philosophical Investigations, § 43. (Original in German) You can explain the use of the word "meaning" for a large class of cases - though not in all cases of its use - as the meaning of a word is its use in the language." - This thesis applies to words and cannot be extended to whole sentences. See also use, word meaning, sentence meaning, language acquisition, meaning theory, reference._____________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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Brandom, Robert | Use Theory | Brandom, Robert | |
Carnap, Rudolf | Use Theory | Carnap, Rudolf | |
Cavell, Stanley | Use Theory | Cavell, Stanley | |
Chisholm, Roderick | Use Theory | Chisholm, Roderick | |
Dummett, Michael E. | Use Theory | Dummett, Michael E. | |
Fodor, Jerry | Use Theory | Fodor, Jerry | |
Goodman, Nelson | Use Theory | Goodman, Nelson | |
Grice, H. Paul | Use Theory | Grice, H. Paul | |
Habermas, Jürgen | Use Theory | Habermas, Jürgen | |
Kripke, Saul A. | Use Theory | Kripke, Saul A. | |
Luther, Martin | Use Theory | Luther, Martin | |
McGinn, Colin | Use Theory | McGinn, Colin | |
Millikan, Ruth | Use Theory | Millikan, Ruth | |
Nagel, Thomas | Use Theory | Nagel, Thomas | |
Quine, W.V.O. | Use Theory | Quine, Willard Van Orman | |
Rorty, Richard | Use Theory | Rorty, Richard | |
Schiffer, Stephen | Use Theory | Schiffer, Stephen | |
Searle, John R. | Use Theory | Searle, John R. | |
Sellars, Wilfrid | Use Theory | Sellars, Wilfrid | |
Welker, D.D. | Use Theory | Welker, D.D. | |
Wittgenstein, Ludwig | Use Theory | Wittgenstein, Ludwig | |
Authors A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Concepts A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2025-03-18 |