mistake (n): A misapplication of the rules of one's current language-game.
That's my working definition.
Thu Jun 15 2000 20:15:
Paper's almost done. I've got about 1750 words. I just have to
actually hammer out a good definition of "mistake". I have a lot of
quotes I can use (which I got this morning) but I don't want to
overrun this part of the paper with quotes, but I do need to get a lot of support from Wittgenstein on this because he never gives a definition of "mistake". Why not? He says he can't be done, the concept is too vague. Well looky here, pal:
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