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    It is not the case that Wittgenstein's later work demonstrates that meaning arises from rule-governed social practices ('forms of life'), not pre-linguistic conceptual universals.

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    • 1.Social practices themselves require participants to grasp shared conceptual content; rules alone cannot determine how to apply rules without universals.
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    • 2.Some logical and mathematical truths appear invariant across all possible forms of life, suggesting meaning transcends particular social practices.
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    • 3.The claim that meaning requires social practices seems itself to rely on pre-linguistic conceptual understanding of 'social,' 'practice,' and 'meaning.'
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    • 1.Language acquisition requires learning communal practices (grammar, use-contexts), not grasping pre-existing abstract universals independently.
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    • 2.The same word ('game') applies to radically different activities with no shared essence, suggesting meaning derives from social convention, not universal concepts.
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    • 3.Private mental contents cannot ground shared meaning; only publicly observable rule-following enables mutual understanding across speakers.
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