Writing a termpaper in philosophy. Please give input.
2006-07-10 17:29:42 · 8 answers · asked by jon m 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Do yourself a plan, with 3 seperate parts, yes/maybe/no or no/maybe/yes, then fill each of your 3 parts with 3 smaller parts which complete your original part. Do it all on rough paper with your ideas for each part then start writing.
Maths and logicic (objective) are so simple in comparison to language which in itself is so subjective. The same goes for philosophy so write what you feel but try and find philosophers to back yourself up, i can't remember many that talked about language and maths etc. but if you email me on steph_denton@yahoo.co.uk i'm sure that i could go intomy revision stuff and find some. P.S Don't confuse language, language as in for different countries and language as in what is spoken, if you make this mistake you are up sh*t creek and you will be "hors sujet" ! Hope this helps!P.S In your introduction ask questions, philospohy teachers love this
and do it all through your work, just make sure you answer them!!
2006-07-12 05:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A fine question. I was reading about this on Wiki last night and not really understanding any of it. Off the top of my head then...
A complete 'account' of language? Like a summary or report? Do you mean can mathematics and logic form or impersonate human language? I would think they could probably do that. I mean they do, don't they? BASIC, COBOL, these things are languages aren't they and I'm sure there are more extensive ones out there.
Or can mathematics and logic account for language, as in they are its origins? I have to say I don't find the question very clear here. Mathematics and logic work together as a teleological system just as language does, I think.
Sorry, a bit short for a term-paper.
Busted, what can really be said that is illogical? Should someone make an apparently 'illogical', nonsenical statement it is probable that there is a reason as to why their subconscious should quickly choose to fall on certain words, even though it may not be obvious to us.
Derek W, I liked those points. Nice ideas, interesting discussion here x
2006-07-10 17:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because mathematics and logic are always one or more steps behind language. I like to think of Math and logic as a complement to Language, like math can express an idea in a brief manner, where language may need to be long winding.
2006-07-10 17:37:38 · answer #3 · answered by ernichem 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, mathematics or logic could never provide an account of (for instance) a poem or humour, because emotions in poems do not always follow rules of logic. Neither do the contradictions or absurdity that make a story funny. Then again: not every contradiction or absurdity is funny, so there is no logic to it.
2006-07-10 18:46:13 · answer #4 · answered by Enduringwisdom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. think of it as a chicken and egg scenario. what came first language, logic or mathematics. they all depend on each other in some shape or form. besides, you can say something that is totally illogical, does that make it not part of our language?
We use language in our societies to give a universal identity to something. without language, having a logical description would be vertually impossible.
2006-07-10 17:38:01 · answer #5 · answered by busted 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How would you explain blue. The color, emotion or music? Same for Cool? What about Hot? Also, language (or at least most) are living, that is changing every 10 years or more, so you would have to adapt the math, good luck.
2006-07-10 17:50:23 · answer #6 · answered by Derek W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More like a need to convey an idea is what accounts for language.
2006-07-10 17:40:45 · answer #7 · answered by henry b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way it is much more complicated for that approach.
2006-07-10 17:35:53 · answer #8 · answered by Dan S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋