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Philosophy

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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1. On a tangent...

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Sun Apr 21, 2013, 08:06 AM

Apr 2013

...my wife and I have occasionally discussed the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity

The principle of linguistic relativity holds that the structure of a language affects the ways in which its speakers conceptualize their world, i.e. their world view, or otherwise influences their cognitive processes.

I expect that the knowledge of and a studied ability with a more precise language in which to express thoughts enhances the ability to actually conceive and reason about more complex ideas.

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Philosophy of language [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 OP

On a tangent... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #1

I think it is important as discussion and conversation goes on the internet that we Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #2

You're welcome... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #3