tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134022.post115369289309194573..comments2023-09-16T04:36:51.143-05:00Comments on cheese is moldy milk: Language is symbolicShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06247567992274342429noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134022.post-1154236165314385002006-07-30T00:09:00.000-05:002006-07-30T00:09:00.000-05:00that is too funny cuz I just learned the details o...that is too funny cuz I just learned the details of semiotics this week!!! and I'm a freaking English graduate...I know, I suckbegins with vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05208246022104071380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134022.post-1153837819679690052006-07-25T09:30:00.000-05:002006-07-25T09:30:00.000-05:00Language is also fluid as well as symbolic. The m...Language is also fluid as well as symbolic. The meanings of words change with time, culture, and the person using the word. For instance the word "gender" or "culture" are very loaded terms and the true meanings of these words depends on the experiences of the person using/reading/hearing them. I realize those are loaded examples.<BR/><BR/>This is also why there is no such thing as absolute truth - because ideas are communicated through ever changing language and the interpretation of that language varies from place to place and person to person. Interesting.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129109937230440481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134022.post-1153769392277547312006-07-24T14:29:00.000-05:002006-07-24T14:29:00.000-05:00Watt's speech sounds like an M.C. Eischer painting...Watt's speech sounds like an M.C. Eischer painting...makes me dizzy.<BR/><BR/>Sunshine would be wonderful, if it wasn't for all the heat that comes with it! :(tshsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637635755654078408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134022.post-1153714046162787302006-07-23T23:07:00.000-05:002006-07-23T23:07:00.000-05:00It was a talk on meditation. I don't think he was ...It was a talk on meditation. <BR/><BR/>I don't think he was terribly concerned about language as much as he was pointing out some of the problems with trying to describe something ultimately undescribable with language. <BR/><BR/>It is kind of an interesting thing to think about though.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06247567992274342429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12134022.post-1153712295732885262006-07-23T22:38:00.000-05:002006-07-23T22:38:00.000-05:00If Watts sees so many flaws in our language, why o...If Watts sees so many flaws in our language, why on earth is he writing with it? <BR/><BR/>If he thinks it is best to simply live in the moment, I wonder why he doesn't try it, Instead, he spends his time worrying about how he and others are using language.<BR/><BR/>It's an interesting idea, anyhow. :)Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734054212740296271noreply@blogger.com