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> language defines the way we think about reality citation needed :)

• camillomiller 6y ago
  Here it is. https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shape... :)
  • gkya 6y ago
    It's cute how you resolve (!) a debate that encompasses linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, psychology, neurology, and maybe a couple other sciences with a single link to some TED talk.
• FabHK 6y ago
  That's basically the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, and it's been largely rejected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity https://www.amazon.com/Through-Language-Glass-Different-Languages/dp/0312610491/ https://www.amazon.com/Through-Language-Glass-Different-Lang...
  • euroderf 6y ago
    The strong form has been rejected. Not weaker forms.