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Quote: Locke holds that necessarily every language is private; meaning is an idea in the mind of the speaker (who knows nothing of other minds)
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private language argument for skepticism about meaning
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abstraction by name
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The locus classicus for the view that private … in 1690. Further, not only does Locke hold … necessarily every language is private and that the … mind of the speaker: "A Man cannot make … another, whereof he has none in his own" … try to have his words signify either something … words something of which he has no knowledge … a sign "of he knows not what … is in Truth to be the Signs of … Google-1 Google-2
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Topic: private language argument for skepticism about meaning (33 items)
Topic: abstraction by name (29 items)