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private language argument

private language argument noun: the argument, famously made by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), that a private language cannot exist.

Noun

private language argument (plural private language arguments)

  1. The argument, famously made by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), that a private language cannot exist.

Forms of private language argument

pluralprivate language arguments

Questions about private language argument

What does private language argument mean?
Private language argument means the argument, famously made by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), that a private language cannot exist.
What part of speech is private language argument?
Private language argument is a noun.
What is the plural of private language argument?
The plural of private language argument is private language arguments.

Words near private language argument in the dictionary

  1. private labeling
  2. private labelled
  3. private labelling
  4. private labels
  5. private language
  6. private language argument
  7. private language arguments
  8. private language problem
  9. private language problems
  10. private language theses
  11. private language thesis

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