4 ms·
In some sense I think because language itself is very much “noun-based.” By this, I mean that we talk about humans, dogs, flowers, and so on using nouns that do
by keiferski 3y ago
In some sense I think because language itself is very much “noun-based.” By this, I mean that we talk about humans, dogs, flowers, and so on using nouns that don’t incorporate change into the structure of the language, and thus conceiving of a process-based metaphysics (of which evolution is basically a description of) is not intuitive. Even now, the concept of a species is kind of a wonky concept.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/species/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/species/
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- TylerLives 3y agoI wonder how common this problem is in other areas. The question of free will comes to mind. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, language has a very strong impact on your thoughts about it. And it's not just language. We could be missing many great ideas because of our seemingly arbitrary limitations.
- keiferski 3y agoI haven’t read enough Wittgenstein to have a serious opinion on his work, but I do think he touches on this issue. The line “the limits of my language are the limits of my world” is popping into my mind.
- addicted 3y agoThis is a pretty popular hypothesis. In fact, the Oscar nominated movie Arrival is based entirely on this idea.