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Philosophy of Language

Edited by brook last updated 4th Aug 2020

Language is an important part of the way we frame problems, think about the world, and discuss things with others. The study of language is particularly relevant to LessWrong because many very smart people confuse themselves and others by misusing words.

The comprehensive introduction to the LessWrong approach to Philosophy of Language is A Human's Guide To Words

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Posts tagged Philosophy of Language
24137 Ways That Words Can Be Wrong
Eliezer Yudkowsky
18y
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90Unnatural Categories Are Optimized for Deception
Zack_M_Davis
5y
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125Where to Draw the Boundaries?
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6y
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132Philosophy in the Darkest Timeline: Basics of the Evolution of Meaning
Zack_M_Davis
5y
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141A revolution in philosophy: the rise of conceptual engineering
Suspended Reason
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60Schelling Categories, and Simple Membership Tests
Zack_M_Davis
6y
10
59Maybe Lying Can't Exist?!
Zack_M_Davis
5y
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28Agreeing With Stalin in Ways That Exhibit Generally Rationalist Principles
Zack_M_Davis
2y
25
27Fuzzy Boundaries, Real Concepts
orthonormal
7y
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300Taboo Your Words
Eliezer Yudkowsky
18y
133
107The Categories Were Made For Man, Not Man For The Categories
Scott Alexander
11y
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155Sapir-Whorf for Rationalists
Duncan Sabien (Inactive)
3y
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21Pondering the paucity of volcanic profanity post Pompeii perusal
CraigMichael
3y
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189Disguised Queries
Eliezer Yudkowsky
18y
108
86Sneaking in Connotations
Eliezer Yudkowsky
18y
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