Fair enough Craig, we have different delimitations of the words being used. But, I think I get what you mean. Concepts as a inner function of the brain which is more than just for communication. The word dog may be composed of 12-13 interconnected neurons in my brain which fire in such a way as to make dog appear in my mind's eye. (of course I am just making that neuron stuff up, just an analogy).
I was differentiating between the written word and its representation in my head. In this way I see language as a trigger. But as you say, concept could be used to represent that inner sense. If this is what you mean, then certainly concepts do result in language, and our living in a culture could arise as concepts. It may be more of a two way street however. Do levels interact in a dynamic way? If so, how can we measure such interaction and allow prediction? (Serious question from the uninitiated). Mark On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 9:07 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > [Craig, previously] > > > > "concepts are provided by our language" & > > "language is provided by our culture" > > > . > [Mark] > > If a concept is a string of words that has meaning, > > where does that meaning come from? > > . > I would say "a string of words that has meaning" is a sentence, > not a concept. > . > [Mark] > > Certainly the words are neutral, just sounds. > > . > Not certain. Words are not just sounds, but have meaning. > > > . > [Mark] > > In my opinion, a concept must trigger an > > inner reaction that is independent of the words. > > . > The inner reaction triggered by a concept (for instance, "dog") > is NOT independent of the inner reaction tiggered by the word "dog", > but is IDENTICAL. > Craig > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
