Monthly Archives: July 2007

Opportunism and power of analogical mapping

Why Winston Wouldn’t Stand For W – washingtonpost.com Writing about Churchill and Chamberlain, I’ve discovered, is like administering a Rorschach test to one’s readers. People see in Churchill and Chamberlain what they want to see. They draw parallels between the … Continue reading

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Wittgenstein and folk theories of language and intelligence

Quote Details: Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy is a battle… – The Quotations Page Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. Ludwig Wittgenstein Austrian philosopher (1889 – 1951) Two interesting things about this quote. First, … Continue reading

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