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“Beneath the uniformity that unites us in communication there is a chaotic personal diversity of connections, and, for each of us, the connections continue to evolve. No two of us learn our language alike, nor, in a sense, does any finish learning it while he lives” (13)
— Dec 31, 2025 05:10AM
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“The interlocked conceptual scheme of physical objects, identity, and divided reference is part of the ship which, in Neurath’s figure, we cannot remodel save as we stay afloat in it […] we are not in a position to jettison any part of it, except as we have substitution devices ready to hand” (123-124). Language is not merely referential but an integral medium of beliefs and ontological commitments.
— Jan 01, 2026 07:27AM
