The rule-follower and his community: remarks on an apparent tension in Wittgenstein's discussions of rule-following  

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Gustafsson, Martin

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Sciences (Full Text) vol. 26 no. 2 (2004), page 125-145.
Topik: Bloor; D; Community; Malcolm; N; Rule-following; Private language; Wittgenstein; L
Fulltext: Gustafsson_Martin, p. 125-145.pdf (238.36KB)

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According to individualist interpretations of Wittgenstein
s discussions of rule-following, Wittgenstein takes it to be conceptually possible for an individual to create and follow rules even in the permanent absence of a community.Community view interpretations, by contrast, contend that Wittgenstein take such solitary rule-following to be inconceivable.In the present paper, it is argued that none of these readings is correct.Rather, Wittgenstein
s discussions suggest that the question Does rule-following require a community of rule-followers?
has no determinate answer.The alleged rationale behind the community view interpretation is then investigated.The different versions proposed by David Bloor and Norman Malcolm receive special attention.It is argued that a prevalent reason for ascribing a community view to Wittgenstein is that such a view is supposed to dissolve what might seem like a tension between subjectivist and objectivist strands in his reasoning.This supposition, however, is mistaken. Thus, the community view interpretation fails to achieve one of its central purposes.Finally, a different way of dissolving the apparent tension in Wittgenstein
s discussions is suggested

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