This thread is giving me a headache.
Mag I’m gonna cover your ass on this one before James exploits one of your unarmored areas. There are multiple procedures getting a circle, mostly it is a subconscious semi-process of just “seeing” a ring. I am not sure exactly how the neurons go about this, it is possible that they analyze it as a bunch of finite points, or they may use some other method.
James seemed to quote me in an attempt to argue at any and all cost, for example I made a weak post like this which could be misinterpreted.
What I was saying was not that a circle is dependent on words, but that words can fluctuate between people. If someone has a poor definition of what a circle is, then they will argue that you are wrong about what a circle is.
Thus I need to bring a 5th element to the process: communication. One person’s inner world may not match anothers, and thus we have the process of communication, a kind of bridge between inner worlds, only barred by solipsism.
For purposes of communication, a circle is whatever falls into the general range of what a circle is. James has a very, very specific definition in mind when he thinks of “circle” and this definition doesn’t match anyone else’s. But more importantly, his definition is objectively poor because it is inefficient: it is more optimized to have vague definitions of general items, and to have customizable adjectives one can ascribe to these items. James does it backwards: he assigns a very, very precise and inflexible attributes to a general item, completely stopping the possibility of custom adjective clarification. The way he does it, is simply very not good for language.
PS: A philosopher’s goal is to find truths, whether heshe is wise about it is their choice.
The goal of a leader, or politician, is to spread wisdoms. However, most politicians are very unwise.
For instance, my violence thread, I simply state truths of violence. A wise man may say my thread is rubbish, shouldn’t be taken seriously, because it could destroy the very fabric of civilization. Some wise men may hate my thread, even if it is true. Sometimes it is not always considered wise to speak the truth.