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"Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think." Evaluate the extent to which the characteristics Sartre claims for words affect - negatively and positively - different Areas of Knowledge
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Jan Timmermans "Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think." Evaluate the extent to which the characteristics Sartre claims for words affect - negatively and positively - different Areas of Knowledge Words are part of language. They are a main part of how we communicate in the world today, and therefore are probably the most important things in society today. Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think according to Sartre, but how are we affected by this? Words are powerful in many ways. Words, when used to communicate between people, can build immense civilisations, because words used as a part of language can create a "shared truth" or a universally accepted truth. One individual may have as many brilliant ideas as he wants, but without others knowing there is no use in this anyway. This is why words are so important. We can say that without words there is no...
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