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    It is not the case that Wittgenstein's rule-following considerations establish that authentic grasp of a teaching is demonstrated through correct application, not through privileged inner states.

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    • 1.Correct application might result from habit, mimicry, or luck rather than genuine understanding of the rule's rationale.
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    • 2.Someone could apply rules correctly while lacking comprehension; inner grasp involves conceptual relations behavior doesn't fully capture.
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    • 3.Wittgenstein's own argument requires that rule-following is itself a practice, making 'correct application' circular without prior understanding.
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    • 1.Inner states are private and unverifiable; only observable behavior provides public criteria for assessing understanding.
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    • 2.A student who correctly applies a rule in novel contexts demonstrates mastery better than one reporting correct internal feelings.
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    • 3.Rule-following requires normative constraints; behavior alone establishes whether someone grasps the rule's actual demand.
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