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What do you think gives language meaning?

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eliotn Posted: Tue, Apr 7 2009 7:58 PM

For every philosophy buff, what do you think gives the words we use meaning?

Schools are labour camps.

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Functionally, they act as short hand references to objects, processes, and abstractions (systemized, unparticular knowledge).

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What she said. Knowing how to apply concepts is part of it.

Freedom of markets is positively correlated with the degree of evolution in any society...

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thebob replied on Wed, Apr 8 2009 1:08 AM

Its use.

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^^^^^^

The way we use the words, convention.  Words are just signs, that denote objects and concepts

do we get free cheezeburger in socielism?

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banned replied on Wed, Apr 8 2009 3:26 AM

Marginal utility. Just like anything else that involves an exchange between people.

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yessir replied on Fri, Apr 17 2009 8:37 PM

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Marginal utility. Just like anything else that involves an exchange between people.

 

I'm not shy, I just have a very low time prefrence for words.

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William replied on Fri, Apr 17 2009 9:22 PM

A strong centralized government dictating what words should and should not exist, setting official definitions, and regulating syntax otherwise language would be too chaotic for anyone to understand.

"I am not an ego along with other egos, but the sole ego: I am unique. Hence my wants too are unique, and my deeds; in short, everything about me is unique" Max Stirner
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