L. Wittgenstein on the Problem of Escape from Solipsism
https://doi.org/10.25281/2072-3156-2015-0-6-58-61
Abstract
The article considers the concept of solipsism as a vital and philosophical impasse and analyzes Wittgenstein’s approach to this question in those paragraphs of the Philosophical Investigations that refer to “the private language argument”. The author shows that Wittgenstein’s solution to this problem leads to rejection of any philosophical and psychological thesis (of behaviorism, primarily), which could be compared to Gorgias’ negative ontology.
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Loreti A. L. Wittgenstein on the Problem of Escape from Solipsism. Observatory of Culture. 2015;(6):58-61. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25281/2072-3156-2015-0-6-58-61
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