private language argument

argument by Wittgenstein that the concept of a language understandable by only a single individual is incoherent
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private language argument

Summary

private language argument is a philosophical argument[1]. It draws 83 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_argument category, ranking #5 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • private language argument's instance of is recorded as philosophical argument[3].
  • private language argument's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85107036[4].
  • private language argument's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/086nv1[5].
  • private language argument's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/private-language[6].
  • private language argument's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as private-language[7].
  • private language argument's Quora topic ID is recorded as Private-Language-Argument[8].
  • private language argument's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777963100[9].
  • private language argument's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007538704005171[10].
  • private language argument's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/dd69bf6a-afd3-43bf-878c-b4bde9a267ae[11].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for private language argument include Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language[12], a literary work[13], written by Saul Kripke[14].

Why It Matters

private language argument draws 83 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_argument category, ranking #5 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for it include Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language[12], a literary work[13], written by Saul Kripke[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . National Library of Israel. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_private-language-argument_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{private language argument}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/private-language-argument}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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