ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the integrate Wittgenstein's ideas within an intemalistic logical framework. Gauging the impact of the writings of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein on developmental psychology is no simple matter. Wittgenstein is typically considered an ordinarily language philosopher; it is equally typical to group his writings with the works of other analytic philosophers like Ryle and Austin. Wittgenstein's ordinary language approach was also a reaction to attempts to mend the classical picture. Wittgenstein's private language argument (PLA) demonstrates the logical difficulty in being able to refer to an inner mental event outside of a community of language users. A more sophisticated paraphrase of the prior interpretation might be that children reared in different cultures with different cultural practices and activities would, therefore, learn different language-games. The dominant theoretical accounts of children's social cognitive development are at odds with the account elaborated earlier.
