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Wittgenstein argues that language is acquired through social practices and rule-following in language games.
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Is it true that Wittgenstein argues that language is acquired through social practices and rule-following in language games?
Yes. Wittgenstein's later philosophy of language, particularly in Philosophical Investigations, centers on the idea that meaning is use, embedded in social practices (
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Wikipedia: Ludwig Wittgenstein. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Wittgenstein
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Wikipedia: Meaning (philosophy). (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning_(philosophy)
References Wittgenstein's rule-following remarks and critical social theory connection.
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1962-, P. N. (n.d.). Routledge: Wittgenstein and the idea of a critical social theory : a critique of Giddens, Habermas, and Bhaskar. Routledge. https://archive.org/details/trent_0116405426747
States explicitly that it is through sharing in playing language games that language is constituted and rules function.
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Paul, E. (1998). State University of New York Press: Social constructivism as a philosophy of mathematics. State University of New York Press. https://archive.org/details/socialconstructi0000erne
Mentions Wittgenstein's concept of correct rule-following.
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Falmer Press: Mathematics, education, and philosophy : an international perspective. (1994). Falmer Press. https://archive.org/details/isbn_0750702907
Notes that Wittgenstein's later work views forms of life as rule-governed.
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1957-, M. T. (1996). Open University Press: Situating social theory. Open University Press. https://archive.org/details/situatingsocialt0000mayt
Notes norms, rules, and rule-following are embedded in Wittgenstein's language-games.
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SAGE Publications, Inc.: Encyclopedia of philosophy and the social sciences. (2013). SAGE Publications, Inc.. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofph0002unse_k3c3
Links Wittgenstein's language games to language-embedded social practices.
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HarperCollinsPublishers: Collins Dictionary [of] Sociology. (2000). HarperCollinsPublishers. https://archive.org/details/collinsdictionar0000unse_q1i7
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