Comments on: Language http://worldlyliving.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/language/ Philosophy of Mind and Sometimes More Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: A.G. http://worldlyliving.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/language/#comment-61 A.G. Fri, 25 May 2007 00:48:35 +0000 http://worldlyliving.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/language/#comment-61 Enigman, I'm just going to do a new post to respond to you since I haven't done one for a while. Enigman,

I’m just going to do a new post to respond to you since I haven’t done one for a while.

]]> By: Enigman http://worldlyliving.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/language/#comment-58 Enigman Thu, 24 May 2007 15:32:55 +0000 http://worldlyliving.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/language/#comment-58 What it's like to see red? Do you mean what it's like to be angry? There are lots of ways to be angry, and I'm not sure where anger begins and irritation ends. Same with the colour red, and orange... Similarly, there may be lots of ways to know a language. What it's like for you to know English may well be different to what it's like for me to know English. But what is it like for me to know English? It is like this. What is it like to see red? Gazing into the colour, the redness of a ripe tomato is not like gazing into the same redness in a 'Stop!' sign... What it’s like to see red? Do you mean what it’s like to be angry? There are lots of ways to be angry, and I’m not sure where anger begins and irritation ends. Same with the colour red, and orange… Similarly, there may be lots of ways to know a language. What it’s like for you to know English may well be different to what it’s like for me to know English. But what is it like for me to know English? It is like this. What is it like to see red? Gazing into the colour, the redness of a ripe tomato is not like gazing into the same redness in a ‘Stop!’ sign…

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