Hobbes and Language
When first reading the Leviathan, I found Hobbes’ preoccupation with labelling every single word, providing very specific definitions and pointing out the differences between words a nuisance. However, as I learned more about where he was coming from I began to feel pity for him and understand his obsession with definitions and nomenclature. During Hobbes’s […]
Black Skin, White Language, One Person
You cannot think without a language. Every action of the mind is created with a form of a language. It follows that the greater control and knowledge of language you possess, the better you will be able to think. Furthermore, if you are able to spread that language, you will be more powerful. Your ideas […]
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