ChristianKl comments on Help with understanding some non-standard-LW philosophy viewpoints - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 03 December 2015 04:18:55PM 0 points [-]

I am aware that language does shape the way we think to some extent, but it seems to me quite a stretch to say that our entire view of reality is largely determined by whether our language contains a word for 'mind'.

I don't suggest that a single word shoulders all the burden but it's worth being aware that the premade categories determine which concepts are easily expressible