Share this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMorePatterson in PursuitLanguage is Inherently AmbiguousShare this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore1×0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -7:45-7:45Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.Language is Inherently AmbiguousSteve PattersonJun 22, 2017Share this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareAmbiguity is part of language. Words do not have objective definitions; they mean whatever you want them to mean.You don't hear or see words - you hear sounds and see blobs of color that qualify as "words" by your own conceptual criteria.Discussion about this podcastCommentsRestacksShare this postCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMorePatterson in PursuitPhilosophy in the real world. Interviewing intellectuals across the globe. Grappling with the biggest ideas.Philosophy in the real world. Interviewing intellectuals across the globe. Grappling with the biggest ideas.SubscribeListen onSubstack AppRSS FeedAppears in episodeSteve PattersonRecent Episodes4 Steps to the Immaterial [Narration]Sep 29, 2024 • Steve PattersonWhy We Need to Replace Mathematics [Narration] Sep 22, 2024 • Steve PattersonThe Objectivity of Structure Outside our Concepts [Narration] May 6, 2023 • Steve PattersonEp. 106 - Living with the Robots | Dr. RollerGatorApr 2, 2023 • Steve PattersonEp. 105 - The Philosophy of AI (pt 1) | Alexandros MarinosMar 24, 2023 • Steve PattersonEp. 104 - "No Longer a Christian" | Isaac DeitzNov 26, 2021 • Steve PattersonOur Present Dark AgeJul 6, 2021 • Steve PattersonEp. 103 - "Mad at Mathematicians" | Isaac MorehouseJan 21, 2021 • Steve Patterson
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