2006-12-02 18:19:17 · 5 answers · asked by The Knowledge Server 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Why not.
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The word "triangle" represents a triangle. Yet i am not equivalent to a triangle. I have just proved you wrong -- i represented a triangle yet i am not equivalent to a triangle,
2006-12-02 18:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by hq3 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I disagree. Consider the President. He "represents" the entire United States, but he certainly isn't equivalent to the whole country.
2006-12-02 20:00:04 · answer #2 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't a child representing a rock or a butterfly in a school play an example of your impossibility?
2006-12-03 05:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by ideogenetic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you can not represent someone or someting that has had experiences which you cannot relate to in your own life. I cannot relate the the president. I can relate to high school students. I can't relate to a rectangle. I can relate to a tree (in metaphorical terms)
2006-12-02 18:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nonsence
Can I ever know something I can never concieve of- no.
Can I see behind my head- no
2006-12-02 18:22:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋