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    Wittgenstein's private language argument shows that meani... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→True expression requires both 'speaking speech' (the act of genuine creation) and 'spoken speech' (the shared linguistic substrate).

    Wittgenstein's private language argument shows that meaning is constituted entirely by public use, leaving no remainder for a 'genuine creation' beyond the communal.

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    • 1.Language-users must be able to follow rules consistently; only public criteria provide checkable standards for rule-following.
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    • 2.Private ostensive definition cannot establish meaning without prior public practice to ground what counts as 'the same' reference.
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    • 3.Meaning requires correction and justification; only community members can challenge whether one uses a term correctly.
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    • 1.Individual creative novelty (neologisms, metaphors, artistic innovation) often precedes public uptake, suggesting meaning-making precedes communal use.
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    • 2.The argument proves meaning requires *public accessibility*, not that public use *constitutes* meaning—these are distinct claims.
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    • 3.A community's shared practice itself must originate somewhere; explaining only communal use leaves emergence of language unexplained.
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