You can control how people think simply by altering which concepts are permitted as base level representations
Really? A claim like this needs some evidence. George Orwell novels don't count.
I recommend Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct, which clarifies to what extent language can influence thought.
Really? A claim like this needs some evidence. George Orwell novels don't count.
I never read it. I understand there were pigs involved.
I recommend Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct, which clarifies to what extent language can influence thought.
I liked Pinker when I read other stuff of his but I haven't got to that book yet.. Now, back to thinking about good modularity and DRY while writing OISC machine code.
(In case my meaning was not clear, let me be explicit. You made the response "A claim like this needs some evidence" to a comment...
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