SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (60891)10/3/2002 12:42:27 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Language is not intrinsically tied up with what makes a society successful, which is the main criterion I have used to recommend one system of values over another. If I used a similar criterion with language, I would say that the use of an alphabet is better than the use of ideograms; that heavily inflected languages are inferior to languages that rely mainly on syntax; that languages that have too many sharply varying dialects are inferior to more uniform languages; that languages with no substantial literature are inferior; and so forth.......



To: The Philosopher who wrote (60891)10/7/2002 4:08:27 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
You are right. Language is only an option meeting a reality. It has nothing to do with morality. For practical purposes...Morality is what the people with guns and power say it is. For theoretical purposes...it involves what reasonable and "rational" people believe it to involve...


HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News