[Wittrs] Re: On the Mechanism of Understanding
- From: kirby urner <kirby.urner@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:30:27 -0700
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 6:55 PM, gprimero<gerardoprim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> (Kirby) Likewise to say mental imagery is a kind of "behavior" is a
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> dialect, a village talk -- not how we think in the big city (you were
> making that point to Gerardo and I agree with you).
> (Gerardo) I agree too, it is village talk, but there´s nothing wrong
> with that. There´re reasons for living in the city, or living in the
> village, or moving from one to the other in different moments, and our
> talk adapts according to our purpose and context. You could say also
> that the chemist´s talk of "sodium chloride" is a village talk for
> what we call "salt" in the big city. The issue is what´s the purpose
> and context of each speaker´s talk.
Yes, nothing wrong with it. Philosophy leaves everything as it is.
Not sure that make Wittgenstein a behaviorist, but at least when he
comes through as a tourist he's well behaved, mindful, doesn't pick
fights unnecessarily.
In the next village, they employ witch doctors, exorcise ghosts. Same
thing. He's glad to share popcorn with them too.
Kirby
>
> Regards,
> Gerardo.
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