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So, there is something mysterious about meaning after all?

But, take Banno and busycuttingcrap argument for example, who inspired me to make this thread. That meaning is use... If meaning is indeed use, then w...

I believe that's true, or how you interpreted the OP. But, I'm still apprehensive to claim that meaning consists of use, what do you think?

No, you're taking the time element too literally. What I meant was that if meaning can be lost or altered (think reification of terms of words), then ...

I think that was a kind and considerate thing to do on your behalf.

Pygmy pig!

https://onlinephilosophyclub.com/ That one. :roll:

Hope you're enjoying your holidays, happy Hanukkah.

We'll it seems to me that convention is a quantifier over timespans of recent past. Whereas, foundationalist interpretations are constant. So, referen...

So, just to summarize what you and busycuttingcrap are saying is that conventions dictate how language use is utilized in writing or speech?

Understanding of what?

As per @"Banno" and yourself, is it right to infer that to treat this as a bona fide case for conventionalism? I know Wittgenstein advocated that to e...

I think I'm out of my depth here, so I digress. But, I would like to mention that history or what you put down as 'time' is of more importance rather ...

Sure, I mean that if culture is so important than isn't history of equal importance to give a view of what the contexts might have meant or how things...

Is that really true or are you comparing social norms with the way we find meaning in what is said?

Well, I think the discussion about culture and society can addressed more precisely by invocating the significance of history to language. In how larg...

I'm just hoping we can get to fusion soon enough. Cheap electricity is the best predictor for economic growth.

Those guys at the other philosophy forum really put in a lot of effort into what they do. Psst, I think it's the ads.

I liked it because Hanover explained it in his own way.

Yes, metaphysician undercover. You are loved too. How are holidays going? With family?

A little forracious; that stock is really cheap. Anyway here's a well deserved pig: https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/cute-pig-sleeps-striped-blanket-ch...

Afterwords, or after the fact I realized what you say as true. With notable exceptions within the thought of Spinoza or TLP or within academia. Yet, t...

Yes, but it's profound, isn't it? The world is the totality of facts and whereof one cannot speak thereof one must remain silent, are really cool thin...

What about Wittgenstein?

Yes, and who decides to burn your books and vilify them...

Surely that's a feature not of language, no?

Hardly so obscure. If the Dialogues of Plato are still readable today in English language, then meaning persists over time irrespective of what you se...

So, why isn't the current use of apatheia, not consistent with the ancient use of it? Was there some magical reification of it or did external circums...

Wow, so NYSE:PHG just jumped a little. Interesting little stock.

So, I suppose I'll try and say it again. If we are concerned about valid inferences and sound reasoning, what's wrong with displaying the logical form...

How are they straightforward? They seem obscure and vague mostly. Indicating a ernest amount of laziness in how one decided to express themselves. Aga...

I mean the syntax or grammer of a sentence expressed in logical form. And, SEP has a better entry on logical form. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/...

I'll quote you on that. Yet, in the spirit of doing philosophy of all places, on a philosophy forum, I don't think it should be interpreted as what yo...

I don't know if you're in agreement with this statement; but, the type of analysis that I see professed by other members, claiming to do analysis, is ...

I laughed when I heard that Japan would engage in preemptively attacking North Korea. Really?

I liked the stream of situational time dimensional consciousness from the narrator's part. Every moment was nicely described.

Back in the ancient days of Greece and Rome, there was nowhere near the need to be vigilant and active in daily life as there is today. One of the imp...

I imagine that routinely goes on at the NSA.

I recently finished Rorty's Linguistic Turn, which was really a great introduction to linguistic philosophy. I'm hoping someone would want to delve mo...

Oh, a reading group for Nietzsche would be quite some fun... I'd like to ask if anyone would be interested in reading something published by Scott Soa...

You seem to be on point with that claim. Thanks for the references.

I'm not concerned with the greats. All that characterizes them is their originality, and genius. I do enjoy as of recent more of the analytic and acad...

I read stuff to the contrary. Would you care to provide sources on this claim?

Yes, albeit with a small example, namely, stuff that some people actually do take seriously, which is philosophical pessimism or even untenable positi...

I was going to ask the same thing; but, the current festive atmosphere ought not be disturbed so I digress. I'm looking forward to inviting a philosop...

What's 4D logic? Just curious...

Not blaming the author but it sounds like an old bum's tale. Pretty guud getting dat bum mumbo jumbo expressed.

So, are you looking for higher quality content as per the OP?

What is the pursuit of understanding in your opinion? To me it sounds very vague.

Avatar 2 is on my watchlist.