Quote:
Originally Posted by gmw
See this quote from a Ted Chiang short story. While the quote is really about the advantage of written words over spoken words, the idea of words being pieces of thinking is intriguing. Much of what I've read makes it seem that language is more fundamental than a way of expressing thoughts, it seems to be a way of forming thoughts. To paraphrase/reduce Chiang: words are the bricks from which we build whole thoughts. |
Just put
Exhalation on hold at my public library. Thanks!