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Single Idea 4158

[filed under theme 18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 10. Rule Following ]

Full Idea

An 'inner process' stands in need of outward criteria.

Gist of Idea

An 'inner process' stands in need of outward criteria

Source

Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigations [1952], §580)

Book Ref

Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Philosophical Investigations', ed/tr. Anscombe,E. [Blackwell 1972], p.153

A Reaction

Why do processes need 'criteria'? I have never understood why I can't have private criteria, or at least private modifications of public criteria.

The 6 ideas with the same theme [moulding behaviour or thought to fit some principle]:

6165 Every course of action can either accord or conflict with a rule, so there is no accord or conflict [Wittgenstein]
4143 One cannot obey a rule 'privately', because that is a practice, not the same as thinking one is obeying [Wittgenstein]
7092 If individuals can't tell if they are following a rule, how does a community do it? [Grayling on Wittgenstein]
4158 An 'inner process' stands in need of outward criteria [Wittgenstein]
19269 'Quus' means the same as 'plus' if the ingredients are less than 57; otherwise it just produces 5 [Kripke]
19271 No rule can be fully explained [Kripke]