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"All of the other ways of knowing are controlled by language." What does this statement mean and do you think it is a fair representation of the relationship between perception, emotion reason and language?
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"All of the other ways of knowing are controlled by language." What does this statement mean and do you think it is a fair representation of the relationship between perception, emotion reason and language? In our world there are many ways of knowing, such as language, perception, emotion, reason, and so on. Each way of knowing, has its advantages and disadvantages, and therefore there are differences between these areas of knowing. These areas of knowing allow humans to get knowledge, which shape the knower, which are the people getting the knowledge. Are all ways of knowing controlled by language? If yes, then language either controls it because all knowledge is communicated in language and there is some form of knowledge that cannot be transmitted so. Or that the structure of language restricts thought, which is part of the process of acquiring knowledge, and therefore is knowledge. However...
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