Hmmmm . . . Is language neutral?

What about Lera Boroditsky and the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? No, that question is too big.

What about the old story with the kid who has to go to the hospital and his dad takes him and the surgeon says "I can't operate on that child, he's my son."? Here's one example of the thing I'm waiving my hands toward: https://philpapers.org/browse/feminist-philosophy-of-language

Maybe that is just listeners being misled by the cultural context?

What about Kuhn and language developed within a paradigm?

Fun to think about! Thanks!

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Consistent Contradiction
Consistent Contradiction

Written by Consistent Contradiction

philosopher, psychedelics enthusiast, cat lover, communist, passionate about TV writing for social change.

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