Language Games Flashcards
Language game quotes
“The limit of my language are the limits of my world”
“Dont ask for the meaning, ask for the use”
Wittgenstein beliefs summary
Wittgenstein observes that religious language and the language of different religious groups are different language games
He argues that language use is like playing a game with rules
Within forms of life we have agreed rules about how words are used
-If we were to say that ‘God allows suffering to develop our character and we will be rewarded in heaven’, this fits with the Christian language game. It has meaning for those who play this game. However, it does not fit with the atheistic or Buddhist language game, so is not meaningful to them.
-Wittgenstein argues that for the religious statement, there is not a difference of opinion where one viewpoint is right and one is wrong. Meaning is subjective.
-those outside of the language game shouldn’t look to critique
