I often feel the English language — or pretty much any other human language — is singularly unequipped to deal with metaphysical concepts. This is one reason why philosophical writing is so opaque and convoluted. We are contorting a form of communication that arose primarily to say things like “Look! Food!” or “Attack!” or “Run away!” to represent extremely sophisticated concepts.
Freud, Hegel and Eddie Murphy (also, James Brown)
Freud, Hegel and Eddie Murphy (also, James…
Freud, Hegel and Eddie Murphy (also, James Brown)
I often feel the English language — or pretty much any other human language — is singularly unequipped to deal with metaphysical concepts. This is one reason why philosophical writing is so opaque and convoluted. We are contorting a form of communication that arose primarily to say things like “Look! Food!” or “Attack!” or “Run away!” to represent extremely sophisticated concepts.