A Study Of Wittgenstein's View Of Meaning

The theory of meaning is the core of analytic philosophy.The reason for this is that the problem of meaning is the most important problem which is the analytic philosophers have to face and try to solve.It is not only throughout the formation and development of analytic philosophy,but also highlights the unique thinking mode of the whole analytic philosophy.Because of the importance of Wittgenstein's view of meaning in the field of analytic philosophy,it is very important to be studied.Wittgenstein's discussion of meaning runs through all of his philosophy.And there are two different forms of the view of meaning.In the early and late of Wittgenstein's philosophy.They are“ The picture theory on the view of meaning” and “The use theory on the view of meaning”.“ The picture theory on the view of meaning” is based on the nature of the logical picture which is the existence basis of linguistic meaning.Then,it discusses the certainty of the meaning of language by the production mode of Meaning of “proposition--fact” and “name--object”.Wittgenstein critiques the surmise of the metaphysics philosophers by the definition of the “unspeakable” nature of linguistic meaning.At the same time,the end of the philosophical task is declared by the resolution of the philosophical problem of “meaningless”.”The use theory on the view of meaning” is put forward on the critical premise to ” Augustine picture” and “The picture theory on the view of meaning”.It is based on the metaphor of “language-game” holds the core point of view of “meaning is use”.From the reflection of the problem of meaning,the author puts forward that the dislocation of language-game is the cause of “philosophical disease”.At the same time,it further show that obey the “deep use of language” is the best medicine for the treatment of chronic diseases.Finally,through the analysis and comparison of the two kinds of the view of meaning,we can clearly find the great difference which reflects the change of Wittgenstein's philosophical thinking mode.Obviously,recognize and understand this kind of transformation is very important to study the basic theory of Wittgenstein's theory of meaning in different periods and to better understand the latter goes beyond the former.