The Rei(g)n of Rule is a study of rules and their role in language.
Rules have dominated the philosophical arena as a fundamental
philosophical concept. Little progress, however, has been made in
reaching an accepted definition of rules. This fact is not
coincidental. The concept of rule is expected to perform various,
at times conflicting, tasks. Analyzing key debates and rule related
discussions in the philosophy of language I show that typically
rules are perceived and defined either as norms or as conventions.
As norms, rules perform the evaluative task of distinguishing
between correct and incorrect actions. As conventions, rules
describe how certain actions are actually undertaken. As normative
and conventional requirements do not necessarily coincide, the
concept of rule cannot simultaneously accommodate both. The
impossibility to consistently define 'rule' has gone unnoticed by
philosophers, and it is in this sense that 'rule' has also blocked
philosophical attempts to explain language in terms of rules.
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