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Essays on meaning, mind, and how we use words, written by a philosophy student for anyone curious. [Edit this line.]

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Following a Rule

• Wittgenstein, Rules

How can a rule settle in advance what counts as following it? This essay argues that the answer lies in a shared practice, not in an interpretation.

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What Does a Word Do?

• Wittgenstein, Meaning, Use

We tend to think a word means something by standing for it. This essay asks what changes if meaning is found in what we do with words instead.

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• Perception, Self

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The Title of the Essay

• Duty, Kant

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