Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The alignment between thought and reality is not metaphysical but exists in the grammatical structures of language.
- In plain terms
- How thought matches reality is found in how language is structured.
- What can you take from it?
- Language grammar reflects the structure of thought and reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does language shape thought?
- Where do we find truth?
Another view
It may overstate grammar's role in determining reality.
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