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1 timestamped hit 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2024-10-22, day precision Aliases: convention, conventions, language-as-conventions, language-convention, language-conventions

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language as convention

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...language does not capture the truth okay language is just a convention we have to in order for us to communicate okay but it's..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...language does not capture the truth okay language is just a convention we have to in order for us to communicate okay but it's..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The Cave That Makes Socrates A Martyr (2024-10-22, day precision).

Most connected source reading: The Cave That Makes Socrates A Martyr.

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Key Notes

language as convention

Glossary

Jiang's account of Socrates' critique: language lets humans communicate but does not directly mirror reality.

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Timestamped Evidence

The Cave That Makes Socrates A Martyr

2024-10-22, day precision · Civilization #10: The Trial of Socrates and Plato's Allegory of the Cave

Transcript

"...language does not capture the truth okay language is just a convention we have to in order for us to communicate okay but it's..."

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Relevant Lectures And Readings

The Cave That Makes Socrates A Martyr

2024-10-22, day precision · glossary, semantic-ref

Reading

A source-grounded reading of the lecture's central turn: Socrates attacks democracy by exposing the weakness of language and reason, then Plato rescues Socrates by turning the cave into a martyr story, a Christian universe,...

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