John C. DUFF

REASONS TO DOUBT THE AMBIGUITY ARGUMENT: CONTRIVED WITTGENSTEINIAN VALUATIONS LEAD TO A FALSE DICHOTOMY (pages 109-116)

John C. DUFF ABSTRACT: Scott Soames argued that Wittgenstein’s private language argument reveals ambiguity, presenting two possible conclusions, wherein either conclusion exhibits devastating implications for the private language argument. I contend that interpreting Wittgenstein’s reasoning holistically dissipates inclinations to infer ambiguity in the private language argument. In particular, I challenge Soames’ ambiguity argument by demonstrating its contrived limitations, resulting in …

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