ABSTRACT
The point of view taken in Chap. I in respect to man-who-speaks, especially in regard to convictional language, is one-sided. Man is seen as the convictus, as a being who considers himself overpowered by a something or somebody, as one who is merely passive. Chap. II will emphasize another aspect of language. It will present man-who-speaks going forth out of himself into the world, and by means of his language bringing order into it. From this vantage point man-who-speaks is not passive but active. To speak is to exercise power. Man-who-speaks by means of his commands or laws can dominate other human beings, and by means of his science force nature to fulfill his wishes.
