[MD] From each... to each

Platt Holden pholden at davtv.com
Sat May 6 14:23:54 PDT 2006


Arlo, Craig:

[Craig]
> 1) Language tells us wolves have sharp teeth.
> 2) Biologists tell us wolves have sharp teeth.
> As Wittgenstein would say, don't be bewitched by the similarity of 1) &
> 2). Only 2) tells us something of substance. Craig

Or As William James would say, "A bill of fare with a real raisin on it 
instead of the word "raisin" at least be a commencement of reality."

Or as S. I Hayakawa would say, "The word is not the thing. The 
differences between actual and symbolic experiences are great -- one is 
not scarred by watching a moving-picture battle, nor is one nourished 
by watching people in a play having dinner."

Platt




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