Patterson in PursuitLanguage is Inherently Ambiguous1×0:00Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -7:45-7:45Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.Language is Inherently AmbiguousSteve PattersonJun 22, 2017ShareAmbiguity 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 episodeCommentsRestacksPatterson 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 EpisodesIs AI an Empirical Breakthrough in Philosophy? [Narration]Nov 9 • Steve PattersonEp. 114: Research and Experience with Sleep Apnea | Patri FriedmanNov 2 • Steve PattersonWhy Language Machines do not have Souls [Narration]Oct 26 • Steve PattersonEp. 113 - Eric Brakey Detained at the BorderOct 19 • Steve Patterson"But What's the Mechanism?" Oct 5 • Steve PattersonThree Confirmed Paradoxes in Mathematics [Narration]Sep 21 • Steve PattersonEp. 112 - The Historical Novelty of the Trinity | Dr. Jared OrtizSep 14 • Steve PattersonIntelligence and Pattern Recognition [Narration]Aug 31 • Steve Patterson