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Quote: how does a series define a rule? can always interpret the rule otherwise, e.g., adding two
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number and arithmetic as part of language
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rules
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Suppose, for example, that we have gotten our … and tested him on it up to 1,000. … "We say to him: 'Look what you've done!'--He … answers: 'Yes, isn't it right? I thought that … 'But I went on in the same way.' … In such a case we might say, perhaps: … understand the order 'Add 2 up to 1,000, … [Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations, par. 185]. Google-1 Google-2
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Topic: number and arithmetic as part of language (30 items)
Topic: rules (43 items)