Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    Wittgenstein's later work shows that meaning is constitut... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→Detecting ambiguity is essential to logical representation of natural language arguments

    Wittgenstein's later work shows that meaning is constituted by use in context, making ambiguity resolution a pragmatic achievement, not a logical prerequisite.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.
    1 reason for
    1 reason against

    Reasons For

    1 perspective
    Reason for
    ?
    • 1.Language games show that identical words have different meanings across contexts; 'bank' differs in financial vs. river contexts.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 2.Communication succeeds daily despite logical ambiguity; speakers resolve meaning through shared practices, not prior logical clarity.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 3.The Tractatus assumption that meaning requires fixed logical structure failed; this motivates the pragmatic turn in later Wittgenstein.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    Reasons Against

    1 perspective
    Reason against
    ?
    • 1.Use-based meaning cannot fully explain how novel utterances are understood; pragmatics alone cannot ground systematic compositionality.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 2.Some ambiguities resist pragmatic resolution despite shared context; logical structure must partially constrain possible interpretations.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    • 3.Calling ambiguity resolution 'pragmatic' rather than 'logical' may conflate explanation levels; pragmatics itself relies on underlying semantic rules.
      ?

      Think about whether this reason is strong or weak

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Strongest counterpoint
    Explore the most compelling reason on the other side.

    Connections

    2 topics

    Truth & Knowledge1 linkedPhilosophy of Language1 linked

    Related

    Calling ambiguity resolution 'pragmatic' rather than 'logical' may conflate expl...Communication succeeds daily despite logical ambiguity; speakers resolve meaning...Detecting ambiguity is essential to logical representation of natural language a...Language games show that identical words have different meanings across contexts...
    +3 moreShow less
    Some ambiguities resist pragmatic resolution despite shared context; logical str...The Tractatus assumption that meaning requires fixed logical structure failed; t...Use-based meaning cannot fully explain how novel utterances are understood; prag...

    Details

    Type
    claim
    Perspectives
    2 (1 for, 1 against)
    Edits
    1 edit