Wittgenstein and the Rule Following Paradox

Wittgenstein's rule following paradox is one of the most complex and challenging philosophical ideas in Wittgenstein's writing. It threatens to show that language cannot be meaningful at all. What is the paradox, and what should we make of it?

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00:00 - Intro
00:36 - The Philosophical Investigations
01:17 - Meaning as use
02:39 - The rule-following paradox
05:59 - What is the problem, exactly?
07:10 - What the problem ISN’T
08:12 - Kripke’s interpretation
12:05 - Wittgenstein’s response
14:52 - Kripke’s ‘Sceptical Solution’
16:50 - Assessing Kripke’s Interpretation
18:42 - What’s my view?

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