Full Idea
If use constitutes meaning, it might seem that use is beyond criticism. ....But such an attitude can, ultimately, be supported onlly by the adoption of a holistic view of language.
Gist of Idea
Meaning as use puts use beyond criticism, and needs a holistic view of language
Source
Michael Dummett (The philosophical basis of intuitionist logic [1973], p.218)
Book Reference
Dummett,Michael: 'Truth and Other Enigmas' [Duckworth 1978], p.218
A Reaction
Dummett goes on to say that the rejection of the holistic view of mathematical meaning leads to his preference for intuitionistic logic.