language
How Language Shapes Thought | Lera Boroditsky
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And so, while language is necessary, it does a disservice to reality. In attempting to describe the indescribable, words constrain reality. Through simplifications, generalizations, and connotations they mischaracterize and water it down. They fail to capture the complexity, uniqueness, and dynamism of life. And as a result, we never truly see,... See more
The Pursuit
From Donald Knuth “The language in which we express our ideas has a strong influence on our thought processes.”
The people who get to impose their metaphors on the culture get to define what we consider to be true.
~Lakoff & Johnson
