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Pygmalion by David C. Smith

Future of Coding

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The Role of Language in Thought and Representation

This chapter explores the role of language in thought, contrasting linguistic thought with mental imagery and delving into the concept of words as signs representing content. It discusses the distinctions between sense and reference, analogical and Phrygian representations, and the connection between natural language and programming languages. The chapter also touches on visual representations, the evolution of symbols, and the relationships between parts in a representation to understand the thing being represented.

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