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Quote: we tend to think about meaning abstractly, in isolation from its uses, but meaning depends on context and use; causes skepticism

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meaning by use
Topic:
abstraction by name
Topic:
abstraction as part of language

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Wittgenstein's second diagnosis of conceptual puzzlement and paradox … [about meaning] … our craving for generality, we try to abstract … it in isolation, at rest. … When we speculate this way about concepts, Wittgenstein … [Philosophical Investigations, par. 96] Consequently, conceptual problems "arise when language goes on holiday"; they … when language is like an engine idling, not … [Ibid., pars. 38, 132]. … For meaning and sense depend on context, are … deprive it of significant aspects of its meaning. …   Google-1   Google-2

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