In: Psychology
Ostensive definitions are problematic because they can always be interpreted in a different way. True or False?
Wittgenstein criticizes the 'correspondence' view because it requires that some things already have meaning prior to anything being named. True or False?
Wittgenstein's later position is that there is no 'essence' with regard to language. True or False?
Q.1 Ans :Ostensive definition consist in pointing out an object to which the definiendum applied.IIts area is less wide because in this we can not give the definition of the words which do not named real things.For example ,fairy ,ghost etc.An osentive definition proceeds by simply pointing to something or showing actual examples.An osentive definition only answers the question ,for examplewhat is this? and does not sattle how a term will be used in future.Therefore it does not fix meaninf of a term at all.Thus we can say it is true that ostensive definitions are problematic because they can always be interpreted in a different way.
Q.2 Ans : Wittgenstein criticizes thr correspondence view because it requires that some things already have meaning prior to anything being named.Yes,it is true.because Wittgenstein was unsatisfied with the correspondence view.Corresondence view takes the truth of proposition to consist in its relation to ythe word.Wittgestein suggested that it is need to define what meant by a proposition?
Q.3 Ans.:The essance is the property or set of properties that make substance what is fundamentally is,and which it has by necessatity,and without which it looses its identity.The essance with regard to language is undeniable.. Wittgenstein says that what we call language is a range of phenomena sharing no onee thingg is common but in one another to many different ways.