In The Head Essay

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Sigrid Axelsson
SP3A
Philosophy 1

Philosophy of language; Essay Question # 4

This essay will specifically try to answer question number;

4) What is the meaning of ‘in the head’ (ideational)? How does Wittgenstein’s beetle box through experiment suggest otherwise?

The meaning “in the head” is ideational and the Wittgenstein beetle box theory supports that everything is created in the head and is ideational, but not that everyone has the same concept of reality.

Is the meaning “in the head” (ideational)? Ideational is when an idea pops up in one’s head and a light bulb is switched on within the person who has the ideational moment in the mind. Yes, “in the head” is referring to the ideational theories where a sentence or a word is, as an example “in the head” is referring to the metal image of the inside of the head that is created in the brain when the word or sentence of “in the head” is seen and heard by the human being. This is seen with Locke’s explanation, that when the word red is seen or heard, the brain portrays redness as the metal image within the brain, and th...

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