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Arcturus

['Member']Joined: August 18, 2021 at 02:25Last active: December 05, 2021 at 19:23None discussions13 comments

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In: Are there things we can’t describe with the English language?  — view comment
My example wasn't very good. I see what you're saying. What I'm trying to say is : Yes, I'm using one word for a specific use - for its effect on my f...
September 08, 2021 at 07:25
In: Are there things we can’t describe with the English language?  — view comment
Agreed, partially. The linguists if they're out there might say, 'yeah guys, you're talking about pragmatics' and be confused there's any confusion. B...
September 08, 2021 at 06:49
In: Are there things we can’t describe with the English language?  — view comment
cheers :party:
September 08, 2021 at 06:22
In: Are there things we can’t describe with the English language?  — view comment
Oh yeah I can get behind that. Sometimes it does show what it purports to say. And then, if we're on the same page, in other contexts, when said cynic...
September 08, 2021 at 06:14
In: Are there things we can’t describe with the English language?  — view comment
You got it, still trying to digest that book
September 08, 2021 at 06:02
In: Are there things we can’t describe with the English language?  — view comment
I'll admit I'm not sure what you're trying to convey, but how would you apply it to this description? -> 'Toward early morning he woke, sat up quickly...
September 08, 2021 at 05:43
In: Are there things we can’t describe with the English language?  — view comment
ha, yeah. Ok, my position, simply put: Q: Are there things we can't describe in the english language? A: Yes
September 08, 2021 at 04:50
In: Are there things we can’t describe with the English language?  — view comment
In the wilds, outside of philosophical conversation, it doesn't seem to go that way. The sayers and describers tend to want to to say and describe the...
September 08, 2021 at 04:30
In: Are there things we can’t describe with the English language?  — view comment
yeah I agree with you. I love my younger brother in ways I can't express either. I like cordelia in king lear. She has found a way to believe in her l...
September 08, 2021 at 04:20
In: Are there things we can’t describe with the English language?  — view comment
I don't think you could use english to describe what's been lost in a translation in a book that's been translated from another language to english. W...
September 08, 2021 at 03:58
In: Suicide is wrong, no matter the circumstances  — view comment
From what I've seen out there - and its real out there, its not easy out there - suicide isn't a philosophical or moral problem. I know, I know: Camus...
September 08, 2021 at 02:38
In: On Schopenhauer's interpretation of weeping.  — view comment
I've certainly wept for myself in the way Schopenhauer is talking about, and I think he describes it really well there. But since people don't only we...
August 28, 2021 at 01:34
In: On the Ontology of Goal-Driven Determinacy  — view comment
I like your OP a lot.Many people take for granted that forward-determining 'causation' should be credited with exclusive responsibility for the shapin...
August 19, 2021 at 05:18
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