This work investigates problems about mind, meaning and mathematics
rooted in preconceptions of language. It deals in particular with
problems which are connected with our tendency to be misled by
certain prevailing views and preconceptions about language.
Philosophical claims made by theorists of meaning are scrutinized
and shown to be connected with common views about the nature of
certain mathematical notions and methods. Drawing in particular on
Wittgenstein's ideas, the author demonstrates a strategy for
tracing out and resolving conceptual and philosophical problems. By
a critical examination of examples from different areas of
philosophy, he shows that many problems arise through the
transgression of the limits of the use of technical concepts and
formal methods. Many 'prima facie' different kinds of problems are
shown to have common roots, and should thus be dealt with and
resolved together. Such an approach is usually prevented by the
influence of traditional philosophical terminology and
classification. The results of this investigation make it clear
that the received ways of subdividing the subject matter of
philosophy often conceal the roots of the problem.
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