Does a horse remain a horse if you name it Flash, could you then say it is light? Please debate this. I have pondered this for years
2006-06-17 18:54:52 · 12 answers · asked by Stvargo 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
{name} is a kind of social contract.you can reject a name that others have accepted it {in ordinary use}, but you loose your ability to communicate with {OTHERS}.
{NAME} of external objects generally refer to their descriptive definition as we{humans} perceive it.however {name} is a medium , a mental medium innovated by human.
if you name a horse , flash,...you just change your mind ..nothing else.
2006-06-17 21:16:40 · answer #1 · answered by tyh_yu 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is a matter of personal perception.
If you name the horse "Flash" then, to you, it will no longer be a horse it will be "Flash"
When you see this horse you would see it as Flash. Flash might look like, sound and act like a horse but it is Flash.
Unfortunately, personal perception means nothing to anyone else so it will only be you who will see Flash. Everyone else will see a horse.
2006-06-17 20:42:26 · answer #2 · answered by Michael R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't believe you have pondered this for years. However, if a horse, rather than myself, were "the Flash", would the horse vibrate through walls into the girls' locker room?
2006-06-17 19:05:40 · answer #3 · answered by UCSteve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Horse is universal and flash is specific. Bertrand Russell explains this in detail in the "The Problems of Philosophy."
2006-06-17 19:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because you name your horse Flash does not make him one.
2006-06-17 19:00:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it walks like a horse, sounds like a horse, looks like a horse, and has the genetic makeup of a horse, then yes, it's a horse regardless of what you call it.
If I call you an apple, that doesn't make you an apple.
2006-06-17 19:03:58 · answer #6 · answered by phoenix 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark Night Dark Comet Jasper Thunder Bolt Don't Just Stand There Look At Me I'm Gorgeous i must say he is a beautiful Stallion Arabian ( my thought not a name lol )
2016-05-19 23:54:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup.
It will be a horse named Flash.
And if it's not heavy, then it's also light.
What's in a name?
A description of something.
If it doesn't describes that accurately, then it is a bad name.
Let's not give horses a bad name.
2006-06-17 20:12:47 · answer #8 · answered by Aritmentor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A horse is a horse.. no matter what its name. Think of it this way... is a dog a dog if you named him cat? Of course... he is a dog... being called cat doesnt neccisaraly make him a cat.
2006-06-20 14:15:03 · answer #9 · answered by Maxie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is your child really a child if you name her "Sally"?
2006-06-17 18:59:53 · answer #10 · answered by tommy d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋