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Re: In defence of philosophical languages (was: RE: Comparison of philosophical

From:wayne chevrier <wachevrier@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 22, 2003, 17:33
And Rosta nevesht:
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> >Why? Its oranginess and rootiness are its most salient properties. >We're trying to map conceptual space here, not objective reality. >The idea is not that the wordshape should give you the equivalent >of an encyclopedia article on carrots. The idea is that the wordshape >should be redolent of carrotiness. >
The first carrots were *purple* and from Afghanistan. -Wayne Chevrier _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail