Slab!
Aphorism 2 from Wittgenstein's
Philosophical Investigations
with commentary on the right
by Lois Shawver
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Let us imagine a language …The language is meant to serve for communication between a builder A and an assistant B. A is building with building-stones; there are blocks, pillars, slabs and beams. B has to pass the stones, and that in the order in which A needs them. For this purpose they use a language consisting of the words 'block', 'pillar', 'slab', 'beam.' A calls them |
… this passage describes the prototypic primitive language-game…. There are piles of pillars, slabs, blocks and beams. The supervisor calls out "Slab!" and the worker brings a slab and sets it at the supervisor's feet. Pretty simple. Wittgenstein puts forth [this] language-game in order to try to envision a language in which Augustine's picture of language works. |
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“B has to pass the stones…”
What a side-splitter!
Comment by HomerTheBrave — Saturday, May 8, 2004 @ 9:40 am
i dont get it…..
plz explain it to me sumtime, post a comment on my xanga sumtime.
Comment by oddysseyblade — Saturday, May 8, 2004 @ 1:48 pm
ty o well if i dont get it, im 13 so im not supposed to. no offence but u ppl have really lame “in” jokes…..smartasses lol 😛
Comment by oddysseyblade — Saturday, May 8, 2004 @ 10:46 pm