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references t-z
Topic:
meaning by language as a whole
Topic:
philosophy of mind
Topic:
recognition
Topic:
definition by example
Topic:
word vs. picture
Topic:
meaning without reference
Topic:
natural language as action or problem solving
Group:
naming
Topic:
pidgin and creole languages
Topic:
children vs. adults
Topic:
language and life as a game
Topic:
what is truth
Topic:
discrete vs. continuous
Topic:
natural language as communication

Reference

Wittgenstein, L., The blue and brown books, New York, Harper & Row, 1958 . Google

Quotations
5 ;;Quote: a sentence (sign) gets its significance from the language (a system of signs) that it belongs to
6 ;;Quote: thinking is essentially the activity of operating with signs
12 ;;Quote: 'choose a yellow ball' might bring up a yellow image, or a feeling of recognition on seeing a yellow ball
31 ;;Quote: though you can't hang a person that doesn't exist, you can look for the person
41 ;;Quote: there need not be a mental process of thinking, hoping, etc. independent of expressing a thought, a hope, etc.
77 ;;Quote: Augustine was taught to speak by learning the names of things
81 ;;Quote: children learn language by language games; complete systems of human communication
87;;Quote: the strength of a rope is due to a vast number of overlapping fibers
185 ;;Quote: when we communicate a feeling, something which we can never know happens at the other end; we can only receive another expression


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ThesaHelp: references t-z (309 items)
Topic: meaning by language as a whole (26 items)
Topic: philosophy of mind (78 items)
Topic: recognition (50 items)
Topic: definition by example (26 items)
Topic: word vs. picture (12 items)
Topic: meaning without reference (31 items)
Topic: natural language as action or problem solving (29 items)
Group: naming   (32 topics, 789 quotes)
Topic: pidgin and creole languages (31 items)
Topic: children vs. adults (33 items)
Topic: language and life as a game (30 items)
Topic: what is truth (67 items)
Topic: discrete vs. continuous (47 items)
Topic: natural language as communication (34 items)

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