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Absurdity of 'Thinking in Language'.
... always think in language. It consists in the fact that thinking often occurs without the production, manipulation, or perception ... the production, manipulation, or perception of sense-perceptible signs, without which there is no use of language. Such ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Whoever holds the power tries to own the truth
... of language techniques used in Frontline. The colloquial language used off air such as "a real babe". There is also the language used ... themes they tried to convey was how Current Affairs shows manipulate and represent the truth. The team looks for stories ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Mental States
... choices. Furthermore, the systematic programming of language shows that she can only manipulate these symbols and does not have a ... complex symbols that make up language. However, all she is doing while speaking is manipulating formal symbols in accordance to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Searle's Opposition against Strong Artificial Intelligence
... the Chinese language can somehow understand it with just a set of rules from a book and manipulating symbols that ... following the symbol manipulating instructions, but does not thereby come to understand Chinese. Since a computer manipulate symbols on the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Confucianism and Taoism in Joy
... of chess and could easily manipulate them. The game is a metaphor for mastering the ability to manipulate the rules and not ... 173). Li deals with moderation, the five types of human relationships, language, and respect for one's family and elders. Te is ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
"Words are more powerful and treacherous than we think" J.P.Sartre.
... together with her boyfriend and vice versae, she/he is able to manipulate her/him using some significant words "if you do love me, ... , because books have been said to be the best tutor of language for ages. Many words possess a double meaning, hence if we ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics
Physics And Philosophy:Do The Philosophical Critic
... in different situations. This would still allow Man to manipulate the world through the investigations of physics in increasingly ... concludes that 'Statistical probability is part of the object language of science. To statements about probability we can apply ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Utopias of 21st Century
... Anthropological methods are indicated. First, one must understand the operative language used inside the culture the learning organization is to ... visions, they are deeply critical of such processes of manipulation and of excluding those who do not abide by ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Could a Robot Possess Genuine Understanding and Intelligence? Discuss with Relation to Searle’s Chinese Room Thought Experiment.
... " because all aspects of its personality are clear by human manipulation of impulses, and the computer simply cannot exist on ... computer does, obeying commands without a need to understand the language itself. Like a computer the human has no reason to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple" Transcript of a speech. Frontline, Lies (Michael Leunig) and Nothing to Report (May Herschel Clarke)
... There are many techniques used in Frontline which expose the manipulation that current affairs shows go through to gain ratings. ... been very powerful. The poem is written in colloquial language, which could reflect on her education, upbringing or location. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy