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The '''picture theory of language''', also known as the '''picture theory of meaning''', is a theory of linguistic [[reference]] and [[Meaning (philosophy of language)|meaning]] articulated by [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] in the ''[[Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus]]''. Wittgenstein suggested that a meaningful proposition pictured a [[State of affairs (philosophy)|state of affairs]] or [[atomic fact]].<ref>http://www.iep.utm.edu/wittgens/</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.2307/2183303| jstor = 2183303| title = Wittgenstein's Picture Theory of Language| journal = The Philosophical Review| volume = 73| issue = 4| pages = 493| year = 1964| last1 = Keyt | first1 = D. }}</ref> Wittgenstein compared the concept of logical pictures (German ''Bild'') with spatial pictures.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Picture Theory of Meaning in the Tractatus as a Development of Moore's and Russell's Theories of Judgment |author=V. Hope |journal=Philosophy |volume=44 |issue=168 |date=April 1969 |pages=140-148 |jstor=3750136}}</ref> The picture theory of language is considered |
The '''picture theory of language''', also known as the '''picture theory of meaning''', is a theory of linguistic [[reference]] and [[Meaning (philosophy of language)|meaning]] articulated by [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] in the ''[[Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus]]''. Wittgenstein suggested that a meaningful proposition pictured a [[State of affairs (philosophy)|state of affairs]] or [[atomic fact]].<ref>http://www.iep.utm.edu/wittgens/</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.2307/2183303| jstor = 2183303| title = Wittgenstein's Picture Theory of Language| journal = The Philosophical Review| volume = 73| issue = 4| pages = 493| year = 1964| last1 = Keyt | first1 = D. }}</ref> Wittgenstein compared the concept of logical pictures (German ''Bild'') with spatial pictures.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Picture Theory of Meaning in the Tractatus as a Development of Moore's and Russell's Theories of Judgment |author=V. Hope |journal=Philosophy |volume=44 |issue=168 |date=April 1969 |pages=140-148 |jstor=3750136}}</ref> The picture theory of language is considered a [[correspondence theory of truth]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Picture Theory of Meaning |author=Edna Daitz |journal=Mind |volume=62 |issue=246 |date=April 1953 |pages=184-201 |jstor=2251383}}</ref> |
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Wittgenstein's picture theory of language states that statements are meaningful if they can be defined or pictured in the real world. |
Wittgenstein's picture theory of language states that statements are meaningful if they can be defined or pictured in the real world. |
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Revision as of 12:07, 5 September 2015
The picture theory of language, also known as the picture theory of meaning, is a theory of linguistic reference and meaning articulated by Ludwig Wittgenstein in the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Wittgenstein suggested that a meaningful proposition pictured a state of affairs or atomic fact.[1][2] Wittgenstein compared the concept of logical pictures (German Bild) with spatial pictures.[3] The picture theory of language is considered a correspondence theory of truth.[4]
Wittgenstein's picture theory of language states that statements are meaningful if they can be defined or pictured in the real world.
Wittgenstein's later practice-based theory of meaning laid out in the First Part of Philosophical Investigations refuted and replaced his earlier picture-based theory. However, the second psychology-focused Part of Philosophical Investigations employs the concept as a metaphor for human psychology.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.iep.utm.edu/wittgens/
- ^ Keyt, D. (1964). "Wittgenstein's Picture Theory of Language". The Philosophical Review. 73 (4): 493. doi:10.2307/2183303. JSTOR 2183303.
- ^ V. Hope (April 1969). "The Picture Theory of Meaning in the Tractatus as a Development of Moore's and Russell's Theories of Judgment". Philosophy. 44 (168): 140–148. JSTOR 3750136.
- ^ Edna Daitz (April 1953). "The Picture Theory of Meaning". Mind. 62 (246): 184–201. JSTOR 2251383.
- ^ Wittgenstein, Ludwig (1968). Philosophical Investigations. Translated by G.E.M. Anscombe (Third ed.). New York: Basil Blackwell & Mott, Ltd. p. 178.
The human body is the best picture of the human soul.