Lexicon of Arguments

 

I 269
Evolution/molecules/origin of life/Monod/Dennett: "Language" of DNA and its "readers" have gone through a common evolution. Neither works alone. ((s) See T. Deacon on >language and >brain.)
I 474
Culture/Language/Dennett: For culture we need language, but language must first develop for its own reasons (because of the impossibility of foreseeing evolution). >Culture.
I 516
Animal/Language: is it true, do dolphins and chimpanzees have some kind of language? So you can also call music and politics a kind of language. >Animal language.
I 517
Language/Intelligence/Dennett: To what extent does language contribute to intelligence? Which forms of thinking require language?
I 528
Language/Darwin: "Prerequisite for the development of long thoughts": Decisive for planning and persevering with long projects.
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II 23/24
Consciousness/Language/Dennett: There is a view that certain beings may have consciousness, but for lack of language cannot communicate it to us.
DennettVs: Why do I think this is problematic? For example, the computer can calculate even if no printer is connected.
Our ideal way to get to know the spirit of others is language. It does not reach as far as you, but that is only a limitation of our knowledge, not a limitation of your mind. >Theory of mind.
II 185
Think/Human/Dennett: Also we humans do not think many things, brush our teeth, tie our shoes, etc. We even answer questions without thinking.
We call fleeting processes that last longer and gain more and more influence thoughts.
Some of the (previously existing) mental content gains more influence through language.
II 190
Language/thinking/Dennett: Thesis: There is no thinking without language. Cf. >Psychological theories on Language and Thought.