06.25c "Point at a Deer and Say It's a Horse";
Rectification of Names; Orwell. On June 7
I talked about the Chinese story,
"Point at a Deer and Say It's a Horse". A reader commented on it, and that reminded me
that the story should be read in conjunction with Confucius on the Rectification of
Names and the Five-Legged Dog story from my
February 18 post. This weblog is
useful for helping me make ideas and facts cohere. So much passes us by, known one
month and forgotten the next. Orwell on language, and his book, 1984, could also be
brought in.
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