The impossibility of private language

Wittgenstein's argument against private language is subjected to scru- tiny in this thesis. Three arguments against private language are found. Private language would be impossible to imagine, would not have a function and would lack any criteria of right or wrong use. Next, several reactions by later philosophers are discussed leading to a better understanding of Wittgenstein's argumentation. Soames's and Ayer's objections help to point out that thought experiments are admissible only when respecting our forms of life. They also empha- size the fact that Wittgenstein was not concerned with truth condi- tions but with assertibility conditions. Last, Kripke's interpretation of Wittgenstein is mentioned briefly