Ludwig Wittgenstein's posthumously published masterwork dissolving traditional philosophical problems by attending to the actual use of language in forms of life.
Language games and forms of life: meaning is use; philosophical problems arise from misunderstanding how language functions. Private language argument: a genuinely private language (referring only to private sensations) is impossible. Rule-following: there is no fact about what following a rule requires beyond our actual practice.
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