"Meaning is Use" and Wittgenstein’s Treatment of Philosophical Problems

What is the relation between later Wittgenstein’s method of dissolving philosophical problems by reminding us of how we would actually use words, and his famous statement that “meaning is use” in Investigations §43? The idea is widespread among readers of Wittgenstein that a close relation obtains b...

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Main Author: Stefan Giesewetter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Wittgenstein Society 2014-06-01
Series:Nordic Wittgenstein Review
Online Access:http://www.nordicwittgensteinreview.com/article/view/1939