who thought this before me?

And was published? :slight_smile:

“Language has no meaning outside of its implied moral framework.”

I would like to read other peoples thougts on this subject, but I nave no idea where to start. Please help.

Oh and hi, I am new here.

i dont personally like your quote much, and it doesnt sound accurate either.

if you are interested in theory of language, try auguste earl of saussure, noam chomsky, read who they quote etc

levi strauss if you want structuralism, jackie derrida (rip) if you want deconstructivism.

i dont personally like your quote much, and it doesnt sound accurate either.

if you are interested in theory of language, try auguste earl of saussure, noam chomsky, read who they quote etc

levi strauss if you want structuralism, jackie derrida (rip) if you want deconstructivism.

That’s a bastardised postmodern outlook.

gavtmcc, do you suggest any authors for me to read?

structuralism is kinda right, but not quite.

Authors?

Try Philosophical Investigations by Wittgenstein.

If that’s too hard, buy an introduction to philosophy and read about Wittgenstein, Derrida, Saussure, Foucault and the rest.

i’m sorry, perhaps you misunderstand me. i meant authors that are dealing with what you call “a bastardised postmodern outlook”. thanks!

Oh there’s thousands.

For example, in my field, there’s an author named Carlin Barton.

gee gavtmcc, you surely have to be the most helpful person on here. thanks ever so much for your valuable suggestion.

Language is merely for communicating thoughts and ideas isn’t it. :confused:

for sure, but what i am interested in reading more on, is how words mean far more than their actual dictionary meaning.

too many four letter words in the language to “dispute” the meaning - unless you’re going to incorporate obscenity into philosophy. It’ been done before in Greek, latin and probably in every language that ever existed. Language fails if it cannot express the categorically immoral for that would mean it cannot express “that” part of our nature and if it cannot do that then even “philosophy” would not be possible.