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#608 - Paul Bloom - How Does The Human Mind Work?

Modern Wisdom

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The Relationship Between Language and Thought

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world, Wittgenstein says. We could use language to convey our thoughts, which is what we're doing now. A deeper connection is that language like English uses the same expressions for space and time. It's a very popular idea that people who learn a language like Navajo will think differently about time.

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