Jordan Peterson said that even language doesn't have a definition beyond the surface level, there's a surface definition we would mostly agree on. Most of the people who read that said, oh what an idiot, he acts like he's smart but now he's going to go all Bill Clinton and say what's the definition of is, is. First of all, Bill Clinton was using it in a legal context. He's not talking about the definition of words. In the philosophical what is the nature of reality, questioning the meaning of a word is normal and useful and completely on point.

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