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Decoding the English Language

Last post by attofishpi « Tue Oct 18, 2016 12:45 pm
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by WanderingLands » Sat Jun 21, 2014 10:43 pm

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NON-PC language

Last post by Justintruth « Fri Oct 07, 2016 4:27 am
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by Philosophy Explorer » Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:00 am

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Fri Oct 07, 2016 4:27 am
Is it math or maths?

Last post by Hobbes' Choice « Wed Sep 28, 2016 6:28 pm
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by Philosophy Explorer » Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:17 am
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Truth in our work will always get to the other

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by Beauty » Sun Sep 18, 2016 11:15 am

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Careful! They are Words

Last post by Beauty « Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:47 am
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by mtmynd1 » Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:33 pm
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~ I Know That I am Like the Rain ~

Last post by Beauty « Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:38 am
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by Bill Wiltrack » Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:08 pm

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Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:38 am
Apologies

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Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:40 pm
Quine - Ontological Relativity & The inscrutability of reference

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by malali » Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:31 am

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Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:31 am
Reflections on learning a language

Last post by sthitapragya « Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:50 am
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by duszek » Mon Jul 04, 2016 4:38 pm
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Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:50 am
Mind you language in the land of Bob Evenson.

Last post by Dalek Prime « Sun Jun 05, 2016 3:27 pm
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by Hobbes' Choice » Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:44 pm
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Negating Sentence

Last post by Pluto « Thu May 05, 2016 10:19 am
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by Pluto » Sun May 01, 2016 8:11 pm

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How valid is Zipf's law?

Last post by attofishpi « Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:19 pm
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by Philosophy Explorer » Tue Feb 23, 2016 2:29 pm

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Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:19 pm
How important is natural language to AI?

Last post by Dalek Prime « Sun Feb 21, 2016 12:49 am
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by Philosophy Explorer » Fri Feb 19, 2016 1:33 am

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Last post by Dalek Prime
Sun Feb 21, 2016 12:49 am
A Simple Language Test for Analytical Thinkers

Last post by uwot « Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:58 pm
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by JSS » Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:59 am
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Last post by uwot
Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:58 pm
Ogham and Aymara

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Tue Feb 16, 2016 5:35 pm
Can 'definition' be 'axioms'?

Last post by Hobbes' Choice « Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:01 pm
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by humy » Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:38 am
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Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:01 pm
Does 1+1=2 have a "probability"?

Last post by Walker « Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:58 pm
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by humy » Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:44 pm
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Last post by Walker
Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:58 pm
"Why Squares Are Blue" - How Language Impacts Society

Last post by JSS « Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:57 pm
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by Daktoria » Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:42 pm

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Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:57 pm
~ Ethereum; The New Language of the Next Internet ~

Last post by Green « Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:01 am
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by Bill Wiltrack » Sat Jan 30, 2016 5:29 pm

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Last post by Green
Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:01 am
Are these logically equivalent?

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by Mortician » Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:30 am
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Last post by DavidIR
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What makes words interesting?

Last post by Dubious « Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:49 am
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by Philosophy Explorer » Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:01 am

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Last post by Dubious
Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:49 am
How do you communicate context?

Last post by Necromancer « Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:38 pm
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by Philosophy Explorer » Wed Dec 09, 2015 7:49 pm

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Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:38 pm
The symbols of language

Last post by Walker « Sat Nov 21, 2015 2:06 pm
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by Philosophy Explorer » Sat Nov 21, 2015 7:04 am

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Last post by Walker
Sat Nov 21, 2015 2:06 pm
Judo style argumentation.

Last post by Arising_uk « Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:35 am
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by duszek » Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:32 pm

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Last post by Arising_uk
Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:35 am
Zhuangzi and the guy who forgot the words

Last post by Jaded Sage « Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:52 pm
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by Jaded Sage » Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:33 pm

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Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:52 pm
Philosophical Investigations Part II - Wittgenstein

Last post by clueless « Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:52 pm
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by Wyman » Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:05 pm
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Last post by clueless
Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:52 pm
Cool and witty AI conversations

Last post by Blueswing « Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:37 am
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by Philosophy Explorer » Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:56 am

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Last post by Blueswing
Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:37 am
The Problem of Nominality or "proper names"

Last post by Arising_uk « Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:15 am
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by Montgomery77 » Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:28 pm
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Last post by Arising_uk
Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:15 am
What is the difference between thinking and opinion?

Last post by Dalek Prime « Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:49 pm
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by Philosophy Explorer » Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:57 am

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Last post by Dalek Prime
Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:49 pm
58 most commonly misused words

Last post by Dalek Prime « Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:15 pm
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by Philosophy Explorer » Thu Sep 10, 2015 2:57 am

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Last post by Dalek Prime
Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:15 pm
How relevant is Wittgenstein to the limits of language?

Last post by Bill Wiltrack « Fri Sep 04, 2015 12:27 am
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by Philosophy Explorer » Thu Sep 03, 2015 1:30 am

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Last post by Bill Wiltrack
Fri Sep 04, 2015 12:27 am
Does the internet lead to better Ameican language?

Last post by Hobbes' Choice « Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:32 pm
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by Philosophy Explorer » Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:41 pm
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Last post by Hobbes' Choice
Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:32 pm
How different do two languages need to be to be considered really distinct?

Last post by Skip « Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:08 pm
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by Philosophy Explorer » Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:06 pm

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Last post by Skip
Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:08 pm
The freedom of American language

Last post by artisticsolution « Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:08 am
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by Philosophy Explorer » Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:49 am
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Last post by artisticsolution
Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:08 am
Would this be the best type of language?

Last post by Philosophy Explorer « Sat Aug 01, 2015 5:00 pm

by Philosophy Explorer » Sat Aug 01, 2015 5:00 pm

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Last post by Philosophy Explorer
Sat Aug 01, 2015 5:00 pm
The way we talk is the way we are

Last post by duszek « Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:43 am
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by Philosophy Explorer » Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:00 am

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Last post by duszek
Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:43 am
Can you put all of your ideas into concise words?

Last post by Skip « Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:22 am
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by Philosophy Explorer » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:00 pm

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Last post by Skip
Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:22 am
flat-out wrong

Last post by Pluto « Mon May 18, 2015 11:20 am
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by Pluto » Tue May 12, 2015 5:29 am

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Mon May 18, 2015 11:20 am
Internet language influence

Last post by heehaw « Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:30 am
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by Philosophy Explorer » Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:26 am
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Last post by heehaw
Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:30 am
What does math mean?

Last post by Blaggard « Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:46 pm
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by Philosophy Explorer » Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:52 am

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Last post by Blaggard
Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:46 pm
The Ten Main Issues in Wittgenstein

Last post by Wyman « Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:24 pm
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by mikesutton161 » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:52 pm

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Last post by Wyman
Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:24 pm
Rules

Last post by GreatandWiseTrixie « Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:26 am
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by Philosophy Explorer » Wed Mar 04, 2015 2:05 am

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Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:26 am
Syntax & Solidarity: unfinished manuscript by R. Pred, PhD

Last post by Rilx « Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:55 pm
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by onflow » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:16 am

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Last post by Rilx
Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:55 pm
Who even speaks English any more

Last post by Blaggard « Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:43 am
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by Blaggard » Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:19 am

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Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:43 am
Wilfred Sellars - Language Games

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by Wyman » Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:40 pm

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Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:40 pm
Esoteric Writing

Last post by WanderingLands « Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:16 am
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by tbieter » Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:10 pm

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Last post by WanderingLands
Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:16 am
What does it mean for a human to "sound natural?"

Last post by Philosophy Explorer « Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:19 pm
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by Philosophy Explorer » Thu Dec 04, 2014 9:00 pm
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Last post by Philosophy Explorer
Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:19 pm
Summarizing Wittgenstein

Last post by Sam26 « Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:51 am
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by Sam26 » Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:44 pm
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Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:51 am
different way of understanding grammer.

Last post by Lev Muishkin « Sun Nov 16, 2014 7:46 pm
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by pljamesone@att.net » Mon Nov 10, 2014 7:04 pm
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Last post by Lev Muishkin
Sun Nov 16, 2014 7:46 pm
There is a New Philosophical language

Last post by Arising_uk « Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:21 pm
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by Bill Wiltrack » Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:51 pm
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