Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the standard view on Wittgenstein’s
philosophy in terms of Wittgenstein’s concept of intentionality.
Based on Wittgenstein’s rule-following considerations, the standard view
claims that Wittgenstein stressed the importance of “training”by teachers.
Simultaneously, proponents of the view insist that the processes of training
are irrelevant to the subjectivity of learners.
However, Wittgenstein himself points out the role of subjectivity in the
language game of intentionality. He has a non-substantive view of
intentionality. After a discrepancy appears in judgments regarding certain
intentions,intention emerges ex post facto,as though it caused certain actions.
When the discrepancy appears,one needs to express either a more consistent
intention or a brand new one. One expresses one’s intention to another in this
way. This is the language game of intentionality.
In order to become players of the language game of intentionality,
learners have to be trained by their teachers in an earlier stage of learning.
After finishing this stage, learners have to face the discrepancy in judgments
regarding certain intentions,and to express their own intentions. The subjectivity
of learners lies in this process of learning.
In conclusion, this paper points out that the standard view on Wittgenstein’s
philosophy has failed to recognize Wittgenstein’s language game of
intentionality and the importance of the subjectivity of learners in the game.
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