Questions tagged [language]
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Self-describing language
Lately I saw a video about the messages that have been written into satellites that go into deep space.
Most of them are based in mathematical constructs, assuming that math is a universal language, and because math can be incrementally self…
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How can I learn the huge source of philosophical jargon?
I am not in university for philosophy, so my reading of, say, Timaeus is only assisted by things like SEP.
Reading original texts can already be challenging in terms of jargon--e.g., epistemological, ontological, teleological, a priori, a…
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If A says/claims that B is a fact, questioning B is also questioning A implicitly?
The definition I take of questioning is:
"To cast doubt on the statements made by someone. e.g. Question the veracity of a story".
For example, if the organization named A claims that B is a fact, if you question B are you also questioning A…
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Is philosophy constrained by a philosopher's language?
Since a philosopher exercises his philosophy speaking and writing, is philosophy constrained by the limits of the language?
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How do you know if a grammar error is a grammar error?
Who created the definition of grammar error? Why is the person that created grammar error made as our reference of grammar and why do we use his/her saying?
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Difference between morals and morality
I was wondering whether there is any difference between the terms morals and morality.
I have encountered these terms on this site, and wonder whether there is any difference.
Thanks.
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A statement that is always true, but not a tautology?
Given I hand in a manuscript and the comment of the reviewer would be "You did not take in consideration to potential influence of this variable" the reviewer would be correct. However, my issue lies with the fact this is always true. Considering…
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Assumed Disagreement
Two people are talking. One makes a claim "These chips are stale". Other replies "C'mon, buddy, those chips are as stale as mummy wrappings from a Pharoah's tomb".
Aside from possible humor value, and assuming speaker 2 is attempting to win an…
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Who was the German philosopher who said that 'German' language is superior?
I can't remember exactly where I read it, but I think in a Chomsky's essay, book, or probably a video and remember saying something about a German philosopher who claimed that German language is superior in some sort of way.
Does anyone know who was…
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Is it correct to say that "we did not assume that a or b is positive." is equivalent to "we did not assume that a and b are both positive"?
Given a is a real number.
We did not assume that a is positive.
For me, that sentence means either a is positive or a is not positive.
But given a and b are real numbers.
I read a sentence that "we did not assume that a or b is positive." in my…
Stats Cruncher
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Philippe Van Haute on the absence and presence of the « ne explétif »?
Source: p 249, Zizek's Ontology ..., by Prof Adrian Johnston BA PhD
Philippe Van Haute claims that the occurrence of the ne explétif [hereafter abbreviated as NE] makes for the difference between,
in its [= NE's] absence, the "impersonal"…
user8572
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Meaning of 'per se': 'the literal meaning of the sentence per se'
Source: p 249, Zizek's Ontology ..., by Prof Adrian Johnston BA PhD
Bruce Fink helpfully compares the French ne explétif [hereafter abbreviated as NE] to certain employments of the English word but (as in, for example, "I can 't help but think…
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Can any statement at all be logically impossible given that it depends on its meaning?
I am having trouble understanding the notion of logically possible or impossible when it comes to concepts given that all concepts (including mathematics) require a form of language.
For example, we consider a square triangle to be contradictory…
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Why does language get more objective while growing older?
It's my experience that language gets more objective the older one gets. For example, instead of "talking" one uses the expression "vocalize" or instead of saying "I'm happy" the expression "I'm in a positive mood" is used. Or instead of saying "I…
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Is order (first, second, etc) a quality?
No. Quantity is independent of quality. The number of items is not an
attribute of an item.
I’m really sorry, but I only got an answer about quantity from the other stackexchanges. I really want to know whether order is quality or not.
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