Abstract. The following text constitutes a critical analysis of 6.41, from Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. As I have understood it, the paragraph contains an argument (central toWittgenstein’s book) meant to support the conclusion at 6.421: “It is clear that ethicscannot be expressed. (…)”. In what follows I aim to do three things. First, I will talk aboutthe…
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OSTENSION AND DEMONSTRATIVE REFERENCE by Gheorghe Ștefanov
Download PDF of the article Author: Gheorghe Ștefanov Abstract. The strong similarity between the use of ostension and that of a simple demonstrative to predicate something of an object seems to conflict with equally strong intuitions according to which, while “this” does usually refer to an object, the gesture of holding an object in your…