Kevin Maness

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At the present time, cultural and especially linguistic factors are more prominent. We worry not so much about the subjectivity of experience as the variations of culture. So, many contemporary philosophers applaud a line of thought found in Wittgenstein: the so-called rule-following considerations. Wittgenstein considers the moment of understanding, when some concept is explained to us, and we realize ‘Now I can go on’ or ‘Now I know what is meant’. We seem to have grasped a rule or principle that separates correct application of a term from incorrect applications. This is a real feat.
Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
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