He transforms all concepts into incommunicable, solidified objects. To refute him is to become contaminated with unreality.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Abstract concepts become rigid objects that cannot be communicated or refuted without contamination.
- In plain terms
- Ideas turn into uncommunicable things.
- What can you take from it?
- Language limits understanding.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you explain complex ideas?
Another view
Some ideas are clear and communicable.
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Hay un concepto que es el corruptor y el desatinador de los otros. No hablo del mal cuyo limitado imperio es la etica; hablo del infinito.
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