Question
In one thought experiment, this philosopher considered two builders A and B who communicate in a language that uses the words “rock,” “slab,” “pillar,” and “beam.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this philosopher who argued against the possibility of private languages and argued that words only have meaning through language games in their work Philosophical Investigations.
ANSWER: Ludwig Wittgenstein [or Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein]
[10h] This philosophical group was founded as a book club for Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. It was headed by Moritz Schlick until he was killed by a disgruntled former student, Johan Nelbock.
ANSWER: Vienna Circle [accept Ernst Mach Society]
[10e] Wittgenstein published his works on the philosophy of language while working at this school. Ordinary language philosophy is sometimes named for this school’s rival, Oxford.
ANSWER: Cambridge
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Summary
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