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    It is not the case that Wittgenstein's private language argument establishes that inner experiential states cannot be straightforwardly transferred or verified across subjects.

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    • 1.Wittgenstein conflates the epistemological problem (knowing others' experiences) with semantic meaning; privacy doesn't entail meaninglessness.
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    • 2.The argument assumes language must be publicly verifiable to be meaningful, but introspective reports can be semantically contentful despite private justification.
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    • 3.Pain reports demonstrate meaningful private reference: their behavioral criteria underwrite meaning without requiring direct access to others' sensations.
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    • 1.Language-games require public criteria of correctness; private ostensive definition cannot establish meaning without external behavioral anchors.
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    • 2.The beetle-in-the-box analogy shows that private inner objects become irrelevant to language; only public use and agreement matter.
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    • 3.Verification of inner states depends on shared behavioral responses; without public criteria, 'correct' vs 'incorrect' experience becomes meaningless.
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