Triangulation and the private language argument

• Published in: Filozofski godišnjak : glasnik Instituta za filozofiju Filozofskog fakulteta u Beogradu Vol. 2017; no. 30; pp. 35 - 52
• Main Author: Ahmed, Arif
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Belgrade - Faculty of Philosophy - Institute for Philosophy 2017

The paper attempts a novel defense of the main claim of Wittgenstein's Private Language Argument, i.e. that 'inner' ostensive definition is impossible. Part 1 traces Wittgenstein's target to the idea that 'ostensive definition' is a mental act, an idea that makes it tem...