The Private Language Argument

This video introduces Wittgenstein's private language argument. First, I place the argument in the context of Wittgenstein's broader critique of the "Augustinian picture" of language. Next, I discuss two interpretations of how the private language argument works.

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0:00 - Introduction
0:44 - The Augustinian picture of language
7:23 - What is a private language?
13:53 - "S"
19:41 - No independent criteria
27:16 - Stage-setting
38:21 - Giving "S" a use
42:29 - Ordinary sensation language