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Author Topic:   Can those outside of science credibly speak about science?
docpotato
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Message 138 of 198 (292359)
03-05-2006 11:43 AM
Reply to: Message 135 by robinrohan
03-05-2006 11:34 AM


Re: Built in logic
Sentence structure seems logical to me.
Curious: Does it seem equally logical to you in languages foreign to you?

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docpotato
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Message 179 of 198 (292461)
03-05-2006 4:52 PM
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03-05-2006 1:42 PM


Re: Built in logic
Jeez louise. I was just wondering if foreign languages felt as logical to him.
I think there's something more to be said about how logic is built out of language or language built out of logic, but I'm not a good enough philospher to really tackle that topic. But an example of what I mean: Do two people who speak different languages have the same notion as what "logic" means? Do different languages (i.e. thought constructs) shape differing forms of logic? I have no idea but I think that language informs how we percieve our worlds quite a bit.

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