Meaning occurs only in individual's heads. It can't be shared in any manner. It's something inherently mental. — Terrapin Station
For example, we nominalists will often say something like "It's two copies of the same CD." We don't mean that it's literally the same, — Terrapin Station
So the meaning of "It's two copies of the same CD" is shared — Banno
Perhaps it would be better to think of meaning as not being in one head or both, but as something that is constructed by folk as they make use of language in going about their lives. — Banno
Perhaps it would be better to think of meaning as not being in one head or both, but as something that is constructed by folk as they make use of language in going about their lives. — Banno
Here's a question for you. How would it affect philosophy if our primary access to the world was through the ear? [It's my understanding that we are dominantly visual creatures.] — macrosoft
I don't know honestly. Do androids dream of electric sheep? What is it like to be a butterfly? What exactly is a 'qualia'? Does the computer in the Chinese room understand what it is processing? — Posty McPostface
I believe some clarification is needed. To whom is this "Wants and Needs" addressed? — NuncAmissa
What was the definition of wants and needs? Is it exclusively material? — NuncAmissa
From those definitions, we can assume that whatever makes a person feel whole is a necessity. I believe Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a great answer to this. — NuncAmissa
but I could also grow my own or steal. — Banno
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