Science and meaning are nor compatible. Modern science takes a heavily empirical approach to knowledge, and as a result suffers in being compatible with non-empirical things, like meaning. Lets explain.
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Why Nihilism is OK
Nihilism gets a bad reputation in public life. There is a ugly stereotype of nihilism that just isn’t true. Nihilism is ok, and here is why.
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Frege’s Contradiction
Frege, a philosopher and mathematician, has done great things. But, like all greats, is far from perfection.
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How to Speak Practically: Introduction to Pragmatics
Sometimes, what we think and what we say don’t necessarily line-up. When this happens, word meaning changes. Lets find out why.
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How Scientific Language Differs From Ordinary Language
In the study of Psychology, there is a separation between everyday psychological language and scientific language. The difference in these two modes of language stems from the scientific conception of term-meaning and the layperson’s conception of term meaning. Indeed, there is a separation between the two, and many do not realize it because common sense psychology is composed of our natural intuitions about ourselves and others.
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Words are Meaningless
An essay about the relationship between words, meaning, and brains.
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