Human behavior as language: Some thoughts on Wittgenstein (2006). (original) (raw)

Gaming Upon Language and Landing Upon Reality' in the Light of the Theory by Ludwig Wittgenstein

Language is an essential fact of our lives. Subsistence of anything largely depends on whether that can be presented in a language or not. But as language varies, it has the potential to create different realities in different environments through language. In this context there is an enormous contribution of Ludwig Wittgenstein and an important theory comes into light is 'linguistic positivism'. This theory strongly controls the impact and existence of laws in the society. The vagueness of the structure of language in different contexts, may lead to contextual conflicts. Interpretation of facts and laws may vary. Hence for the larger good, the basic content of laws are generally universalized and agreed upon. Many philosophies around the globe support and substantiate the issues related to language.

Wittgenstein on the Social Character of Language

Crítica (México D. F. En línea), 1999

A human being can encourage himself, give himself orders, obey, blame and punish himself; he can ask himself a question and answer it. We could even imagine human beings who spoke only in monologue; who accompanied their activities by talking to themselves.-An explorer who watched them and listened to their talk might succeed in translating their language into ours. (This would enable him to predict these people's actions correctly, for he also hears them making resolutions and decisions.) Wittgenstein 1953, § 243

LANGUAGE GAME: LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN

IAEME PUBLICATION, 2020

The term „language game‟ was first used in linguistic philosophy at 20th century. Wittgenstein‟s theory of language game gives outstanding contribution to the analytical philosophy. He describes mainly Seventy three (73) examples of language games in his Brown book (1938). Every language game described predicted situation. Further analysis of language game elaborated in his two main work- “Philosophical Investigation” and “On Certainty”. According to him, language is a kind of game, which we play through language. Through language we can describe the picture of the world, which is elaborated in his „Tractatus‟, but later in his Philosophical Investigation, he tried to analyse „language has no singles essence‟. Language is a kind of game, and words or sentences are the tools of language. In Philosophical Investigation, he rejected three assumptions, i.e. language is used for presenting of facts in one purpose; through picturing the sentence acquires meaning in one way; in logical calculus that language has a clear and distinct structure. The major objective of this paper is to interpret the Wittgenstein‟s view of „Language game‟.

Wittgenstein and the Use of Words and Language: A Critical Presentation (Policyinstitute.net, 2021)

Policyinstitute.net, 2021

This presentation will introduce the works of L. Wittgenstein with regard to words and, more generally, language, in concise form. The influential philosopher considers Human language to be isomorphic with reality, when the meaning of words is determined by shared rules within societal groups, and the expressions of communication are based on facts. There are shortcomings to Wittgenstein's work. While he incorporates context, he neglects tautologies and contradictions. Moreover, his theses are manifestations of a collectivist era and do not genuinely apply to more individualist social groups. Furthermore, Wittgenstein does not fully solve the problem of gaps in group-interactive perception. Lastly, he does not sufficiently incorporate the fields of theory, theology, and the like.

Language as a Tool. An Insight From Cognitive Science

In this paper it has been argued that the theory of conceptual maps developed recently by Paul M. Churchland provides support for Wittgenstein’s claim that language is a tool for acting in the world. The role of language is to coordinate and shape the conceptual maps of the members of the given language community, reducing the cross-individual cognitive idiosyncrasies and paving the way for joint cognitive enterprises. Moreover, Churchland’s theory also explains our tendency to speak of language as consisting of concepts which correspond to things we encounter in the world. The puzzle of common sense reference is no longer a puzzle: while at the fundamental level language remains a tool for orchestrating conceptual maps, the fact that the maps encode some communally shared categorization of experience fuels our talk of concepts capturing the essences of things, natural kinds, prototypes, etc.

Ludwig Wittgenstein-Encyclopedia of Communication Theory & Philosophy entry

Ludwig Wittgenstein is one of the greatest philosophers of the twentiethcentury. Born in Austria, he lived in England for several years, and taught philosophy at Cambridge University (1939)(1940)(1941)(1942)(1943)(1944)(1945)(1946)(1947). He published only one book of philosophy during his lifetime: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921), but left voluminous notes which were compiled and published posthumously in several volumes, the two most influential of which are: Philosophical Investigations and On Certainty. Wittgenstein's philosophy covers a great range of topics including logic, mathematics, religion, aesthetics, anthropology, psychology, culture, perception; and in his treatment of these, he exposes and redefines our understanding of mind, language, meaning and action.

A study on Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of language games and the private language argument

Sabaragamuwa University Journal, 2014

The intent of this paper is to examine at what Wittgenstein's says about language as a use in the term of language games and the private language argument. The major argument of Wittgenstein on the language is the rules of the use of ordinary language is neither right nor wrong, neither true nor false, the language is merely useful for the particular applications in which they are applied. On Wittgenstein's view, Language is defined not as a system of representation but as a system of devices for engaging in various sorts of social activity, hence 'the meaning of the word is its use in the language'. Wittgenstein gave us considerable help in understanding what he means by 'the meaning of the words is its use in the language' in the term of Language Games and the Private Language Argument. There are various misunderstandings of Wittgenstein's philosophical ideas by professionals and ordinary readers. They have stemmed largely from a failure to grasp, or come to terms with this aspect of his thought. Thus the major objective of this study is to examine comprehensively what Wittgenstein says about the concept of Language game and the private language argument. The study is based on empirical research methodology. Primary data will be collected by used empirical experiments. Secondary data will be collected by published documents. Intoduction Austrain British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein is generally considered to be one of the greatest philosophers in the 20 th century. He played a central role in the 20 th century analytic philosophical thought in topics as diverse as logic and language, perception and intention, ethic and religion, aesthetic and culture. By his own philosophical work and thought his influence on several generations of other thinkers, Wittgenstein transformed the nature of philosophical activity in the English speaking world. The Wittgenstein family was large and wealthy. His home attracted people of culture, especially musicians and music remained important to Wittgenstein