This document discusses how language establishes intersubjectivity and helps us escape solipsism. It argues that language depends on community, as it is acquired from others. For language to exist as a social construct, there must be other subjects to share speech acts with. This is evidenced by the variation in meaning assigned to words between technical fields, regions, and individuals based on personal experiences. Language thus discloses the existence of other beings in the world.

1. A Phenomenology of Speech
Acts:
How Language Discloses the Other

2. Cartesianism and the
problem of solipsism

3. 1. We live as beings-in -the -world

4. 1. We live as beings-in-the-world
2. We experience phenomena in
the world

5. 3. How do we know that these
phenomena really exist?

6. 3. How do we know that these
phenomena really exist?
4. How do we know that there are
other beings-in-the-world?

7. This means that we are trapped in
an solipsistic universe

8. H ow ca n Lang u a g e h e l p
us e sc ape ?

9. Language establishes the
intersubjectivity by which one
subject understands another
subject

10. Wh at Lang uag e I s N o t
Ha n s- He rb e rt Kögler *
*Lectu re on Phi los ophy of La ng ua ge J an ua ry 9 , 20 07

18. On No n-li n g u i s t i c
T ho ug h t

19. Linguistic Thought

20. Human thought
outside of Language:
Young Children
Linguistic Thought
Prehumans
Feral Humans

21. extra-
Linguistic
Thought

22. Extra-linguistic
thought:
extra-
Pain Linguistic
Thought
Fear
Desire

23. E s ta bl is hing L i n g u i s t i c
I nte rsubje ct i v i t y

24. “A Language ... is a social institution” *
L angua ge Depe nds on C ommunity
*F erdi n and d e S au ssu re , Cou rs e in General Li nguis tic s, p . 17

25. - It is from th e co m mu n i t y th a t a s u b j ec t a c q u i r es
a la n g ua ge
- If t h e commu n i t y o f o t h e r s u b j ec ts i s r em o v ed ,
h o w t h en ca n t h e l an g u ag e be a c q u i r ed ?

26. - T h e existenc e o f l an g u ag e a s a c o m m u n i ty
c o nst ruct dem an ds t h at t h er e b e o th er s u b j ec ts
w it h who m to s h ar e s pe e ch a c ts
- T h is ca se is s t re n g t h e n e d b y th e v a r i a ti o n o f
m e aning assign e d t o part i cu l a r w o r d s a m o n g
d iffe re nt subje ct s wi t h i n a l a n ga u ge s y s tem

27. Types of variation in definition:
Within Technical fields
Have not all of us here experienced how some words in
phenomenology are used differently than in common
language?

28. Types of variation in definition:
Within Technical fields
Have not all of us here experienced how some words in
phenomenology are used differently than in common
language?
-Intention
-Intuition
-Moment

29. Types of variation in definition:
Among Different regions
The differences between British English and American English is
sufficient to show this, though it must be noted that other
language have even more striking differences.

30. Types of variation in definition:
Among Different regions
The differences between British English and American English is
sufficient to show this, though it must be noted that other
language have even more striking differences.
-Torch
-Boot
-lift

31. Types of variation in definition:
between individuals
Even among individuals within a same language system,
certain words can have connotations which differ because of
the subject personal experience or preference.

32. Types of variation in definition:
between individuals
Even among individuals within a same language system,
certain words can have connotations which differ because of
the subject’s personal experience or preference.
-Reformed/ Calvinism
-Father
-God Bless America