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Real Rules

Tanney, Julia (2009) Real Rules. Synthese, 171 (3). pp. 499-507. ISSN 0039-7857. E-ISSN 1573-0964. (doi:10.1007/s11229-008-9326-6) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:10590)

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Abstract

Crispin Wright has for many years expressed frustration at Wittgenstein’s ‘quietism’ —his refusal to offer substantive answers to the metaphysical and epistemological problems that are raised, Wright alleges, by Wittgenstein’s own reflections on rules. In a recent paper Wright suggests this quietism can be explained by Wittgenstein’s rejection of a picture that seems to indicate Platonism and communitarianism as the only available solutions to these ostensible metaphysical and epistemological problems. I agree with Wright that Wittgenstein would reject the initial assumptions that pit the realist against the communitarian, but I tell my own story on behalf of Wittgenstein about what is wrong with the altogether misconceived picture that generates the dilemma.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s11229-008-9326-6
Uncontrolled keywords: Communitarianism · Language-games · Normativity · Platonism · Realism · Rule-following · Ryle · Wittgenstein
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Depositing User: Julia Tanney
Date Deposited: 20 Mar 2009 15:22 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:49 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/10590 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Tanney, Julia.

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