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topic A temporary solution to the confines of language (1, 2)
msquires9 10 113 Nov 13, 2009
05:23 AM
Nov 18, 2009
08:41 AM
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topic Invasion of false words, "I got" & "I go" (1, 2, 3)
"I was given" and "I went to"
Maxvilly 20 231 Nov 13, 2009
02:10 PM
Nov 16, 2009
07:39 AM
By baden511 Last Post
topic Overemphesis on the Label? (1, 2)
Do we focus on the word more so than the event it describes?
123savethewhales 14 160 Oct 04, 2009
10:10 PM
Nov 09, 2009
08:24 PM
By 123savethewhales Last Post
topic A Quick Bit of Help With Differance (1, 2, 3)
PositiveGenius 22 268 Oct 14, 2009
03:49 PM
Oct 21, 2009
03:56 PM
By Cadrache Last Post
topic Applying Rules (1, 2, 3)
Wittgenstein's Rule Following Paradox
Gadfly II 25 284 Oct 08, 2009
11:47 AM
Oct 14, 2009
07:22 PM
By Gadfly II Last Post
topic Help please 'God' a nonsense word? (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
spiltteeth 44 605 Sep 29, 2009
01:32 PM
Oct 14, 2009
08:16 AM
By 180 Proof Last Post
topic APC - Argument from Paradigm Case (1, 2)
Ebbsy 11 164 Aug 07, 2009
10:12 PM
Oct 07, 2009
06:21 PM
By Postmodern Beatnik Last Post
topic Article: What is the meaning of words? (1, 2, 3, 4)
jacob7 37 492 Mar 10, 2009
05:28 AM
Sep 30, 2009
03:51 PM
By Tiger Singleton Last Post
topic Nonsense (1... 6, 7, 8)
The little man who wasn't there.
Banno 77 947 Aug 15, 2009
02:45 PM
Sep 21, 2009
10:37 AM
By Cadrache Last Post
topic Three Voices of Wittgenstein (1, 2)
in the PI
ManiacJack 12 251 Aug 24, 2009
02:01 PM
Sep 17, 2009
02:35 PM
By Cadrache Last Post
topic Language as Interpretation? (1, 2)
vOlition 19 215 Apr 14, 2009
04:29 AM
Aug 31, 2009
11:28 AM
By larryn Last Post
topic Everything I say is a lie. Is this a paradox or a fallacy? (1, 2)
air 19 497 Apr 27, 2008
05:36 PM
Aug 21, 2009
11:16 PM
By Schlitz Last Post
topic Literal and Figurative Expression (1, 2)
Are there things which can be expressed, but not explicitly?
Jamin-B 13 281 Aug 12, 2009
08:53 PM
Aug 15, 2009
09:41 AM
By Cadrache Last Post
topic An Attack on Indexicality (1... 5, 6, 7)
Aetixintro 62 412 May 02, 2009
02:12 AM
Aug 04, 2009
09:18 PM
By Hessian Last Post
topic Pragmatics and the Gatekeepers between language games (1, 2)
Picture metaphor or tool metaphor?
despinozist 17 301
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Jul 29, 2009
09:38 AM
Aug 04, 2009
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By themilom Last Post
topic Fictional Characters and Ontology (1, 2)
I wrote a paper last semester on this, I plan on revising it with some insight.
yasseford 13 192 Jul 01, 2009
09:21 AM
Aug 04, 2009
04:28 PM
By yebiga Last Post
topic Uneducated definite descriptions (1, 2)
What if I don't know about the person I'm naming?
Incision 18 271 Jun 12, 2009
09:59 AM
Jul 22, 2009
02:22 PM
By Incision Last Post
topic Chomsky & Wittgenstein (1, 2)
Are they friends?
peter rabbit 13 486 Jul 09, 2009
12:29 PM
Jul 21, 2009
09:14 AM
By MarchHare Last Post
topic The Coherence of a definition (1, 2, 3)
Makarismos 29 429 Jul 15, 2009
11:49 AM
Jul 17, 2009
02:32 PM
By Crackers Last Post
topic Quine- Synonmym- Interchangibility (1, 2)
DaveStillLearning 16 180 May 22, 2009
08:39 AM
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