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    It is not the case that If S uses "green" to mean green, S incurs a commitment to use the term accordingly.

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    • 1.Kripke's Wittgenstein shows any past use is compatible with infinitely many rules, so no determinate commitment can be derived from use alone.
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    • 2.Without a fact that fixes which rule S follows, the normative commitment lacks a determinate content to bind S to.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Williamson argues meaning-constitutive norms are epistemic rather than semantic, so using 'green' commits S only to asserting what S knows, not to use conditions.
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    • 2.If the commitment is epistemic rather than semantic, participation in linguistic practice does not itself generate use-based obligations of the kind the claim describes.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Meaning statements are true in virtue of a rule-governed practice
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    • 2.By using a term with a given meaning, S becomes a participant in that practice
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    • 3.Participation in a rule-governed practice entails incurring commitments associated with that practice
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