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language

Vocabulary: How not What

I found myself in conversation with another commuter on public transport today. They mentioned not completing high school in regards to their education, and the conversation drifted toward my interest in language and communication. I explained that vocabulary is never a reliable proxy for intelligence. A small vocabulary used precisely often reveals more intellect than […]

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Philosophy

Dependent Definition

The more precisely we define and describe any system, the more deeply it becomes embedded in the field of relations (and/or language) that makes it possible. This is not an accidental by-product of analysis but a structural inevitability: to single something out is to weave it more tightly into what surrounds it. Every definition is […]