Sunday, 17 February 2013

§49

It is wrong to contrast naming (a simple element) with describing (a composite thing) because, "naming and describing do not stand on the same level". As Wittgenstein had pointed out in §26, naming is preparation for the use of a word - perhaps in describing.

A name only functions as a name in the context of a lanaguage game - naming itself is not a move in the language game.

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