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  2. Private language argument - Wikipedia

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    The beetle-in-a-box is a famous thought experiment that Wittgenstein introduces in the context of his investigation of pains. [16] Pains occupy a distinct and vital place in the philosophy of mind for several reasons. [17] One is that pains seem to collapse the appearance/reality distinction. [18]

  3. Wittgenstein's Beetle and Other Classic Thought Experiments

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    Wittgenstein's Beetle is a book by Martin Cohen, perhaps better known for his popular introductions to philosophy, such as 101 Philosophy Problems.It was selected by The Guardian as one of its "books of the week" [1] and was reviewed in Times Literary Supplement which said that "With its sense of history, Wittgenstein's Beetle provides the opportunity to consider which thought experiments last."

  4. Philosophical Investigations - Wikipedia

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    Philosophical Investigations (German: Philosophische Untersuchungen) is a work by the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, published posthumously in 1953.. Philosophical Investigations is divided into two parts, consisting of what Wittgenstein calls, in the preface, Bemerkungen, translated by G. E. M. Anscombe as "remarks".

  5. Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language - Wikipedia

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    Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language is a 1982 book by philosopher of language Saul Kripke in which he contends that the central argument of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations centers on a skeptical rule-following paradox that undermines the possibility of our ever following rules in our use of language. Kripke writes that ...

  6. Ludwig Wittgenstein - Wikipedia

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    Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (/ ˈ v ɪ t ɡ ən ʃ t aɪ n,-s t aɪ n / VIT-gən-s(h)tyne, [7] Austrian German: [ˈluːdvɪk ˈjoːsɛf ˈjoːhan ˈvɪtɡn̩ʃtaɪn]; 26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

  7. Behaviorism - Wikipedia

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    It is sometimes argued that Ludwig Wittgenstein defended a logical behaviorist position [10] (e.g., the beetle in a box argument). In logical positivism (as held, e.g., by Rudolf Carnap [10] and Carl Hempel), [10] the meaning of psychological statements are their verification conditions, which consist of performed overt behavior. W. V.

  8. Wittgenstein: Opening Investigations - Wikipedia

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    Wittgenstein: Opening Investigations is a book by British philosopher Michael Luntley, published in 2015 by Wiley-Blackwell. The book provides a reading and reframing of Ludwig Wittgenstein 's Philosophical Investigations . [ 1 ]

  9. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus - Wikipedia

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    McManus, Denis (2006), The Enchantment of Words: Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Oxford: Oxford University Press; Monk, Ray (1990), Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius, Jonathan Cape. Pears, David (1987) The False Prison. A Study of the Development of Wittgenstein’s Philosophy. Oxford, UK, and New York, NY: Clarendon Press.