Wittgenstein on rules and private language is a 1982 book by philosopher of language saul kripke in which he contends that the central argument of ludwig wittgensteins philosophical investigations centers on a devastating rule following paradox that undermines the possibility of our ever following rules in our use of language kripke writes that this paradox is the most radical and original . Originally published in 1982 saul kripkes rules and private language has become a classic in contemporary analytic philosophy and probably the most notable if contentious analysis of wittgensteins later work as noted by kripke himself the work is more an elaboration of kripkes thoughts in reaction to the philosophical investigations than a truly dedicated attempt to uncover . Wittgenstein on rules and private language kripke saul a isbn 9780631130772 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Wittgenstein on rules and private language includes bibliographical references and index wittgenstein ludwig 1889 1951 i title b3376w564k74 192 81 20070 aacr2 isbn 0 674 95401 7paper contents preface 1 introductory 2 thewittgensteinianparadox 3 thesolutionandthe privatelanguageargument postscript wittgensteinandotherminds index vll 1 7 55 114 147 to my parents preface . Wittgenstein on rules and private language is a 1982 book by philosopher of language saul kripke in which the author contends that the central argument of ludwig wittgensteins philosophical investigations centers on a devastating rule following paradox that undermines the possibility of our ever f