The meanings of words
Date Submitted: 06/11/2002 12:36:50
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 8 pages (2328 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 8 pages (2328 words)
Over time, means through which creatures have communicated with each other have evolved. From this, we now have words that supposedly carry meaning with them through which we are able to express our ideas and feelings to other. It is my opinion though, that we still do not have a means of communication through which we are able to accurately depict our feelings and ideas to each other because we are do not have the …
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…manner will still be a plague on mankind. Both of these philosophers seemed to hit on one of the biggest problems I see facing the world today that many people will still probably be talking about long past my existence on this planet unless we find a better means to communicate.
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