There are
certainly || indeed what
one
can || we may call || might be called
“characteristic experiences”
for || of
pointing
to the shape (for
instance) || (e.g.) to the
shape || to a shape,
e.g.¤
For
example || instance, tracing the contour with
one's finger || Tracing the outline with
one's finger, for instance, or with
one's
gaze || eyes, in
pointing. – But
little
as this happens in all cases in which I “mean the
shape”, – equally little is it true that any other any
other characteristic process occurs || just as this
doesn't happen in all cases in which I ‘mean the
shape’, – similarly there isn't any
other characteristic process either occuring || no other
characteristic process occurs in all these
cases. But
also, || even if
something of the sort || such
process did
recur || occur
in all of them, it would still de
pend
on || upon the
circumstances – i.e.
on || upon what
happened befo
re and after the pointing –
whether we
should || would
say
, || :
“He pointed to the shape and n
ot to
the colour”.
For the
words || expressions
“pointing to the shape”, “meaning the
shape” etc. are not used
like these || as
these || these others
are || like these:–
“pointing to the book”,
“pointing to the letter
‘B’ and not to the letter
‘u’” etc..
–
For think only of || Just
think how differently we
learn the use of the
words || expressions:
“pointing to
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