Unlocking the Universe of Languages
John Searle's famous "Chinese Room" thought experiment poses a timeless challenge to the idea of a truly thinking machine. By exploring the crucial difference between manipulating linguistic symbols (syntax) and…
What if the ability to say "if" was a prerequisite for science itself? This post explores how counterfactuals and the subjunctive mood—the grammar of hypothetical worlds—provided the cognitive toolkit necessary…
Imagine a world without language – without English, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, or even sign language. It’s an intriguing and almost inconceivable notion, as language is...