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>look up definition of a word in the dictionary
>suddenly realize that I'm lucky that I happen to already know the definition of the words used to define the original word
>realize every word is defined by other words
>this recursive chain of definitions goes on forever
>mfw realizing language is just a bunch of shit people agreed on for convenience

>> No.11666993

are you implying that analyticity doesn't exist

>> No.11667005
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11667005

how do i unselect pepe. UNSELECT HIM.

>> No.11667023

>>11666974
OMG I'm literally talking with Wittgenstein right now!

>> No.11667037

>>11666974
* points to tree *
"tree"
Checkmate, retard.

>> No.11667455

>>11667037
point to a weltanschauung

>> No.11667459

>>11666974
>agreed upon
This faggot definitely doesn't have a degree in linguistics. Guess who does.

>> No.11667463

>>11667459
who dictates language?

>> No.11667466

>>11667037
point to hope, then to justice please

>> No.11667488

>>11667455
>>11667466
The argument is not "can all words exist defined with concrete phenomena" but is "words can only be defined by other words"

>> No.11667514

>>11666974
Take the Ludwig pill.

> In a large class of cases, meaning is use.

>> No.11667537

>>11666974
I'm so glad you shared this experience here so I can say I got to witness babbie's first linguistic epiphany

>> No.11667540

>>11666974
I dont like this image