SCOTT:>My main source for the "everything is language" motif is Georg
>Kuhlewind, in particular his books "Becoming Aware of the Logos" and
>"The Logos-Structure of the World". I would not call him a
>post-modernist, but I think a journey through post-modernism makes it
>easier to break SOM habits, and so appreciate his ideas.
>There is a case where there is clearly no need for a language/reality
>distinction, by the way, and that is mathematics. Tie this in with "the
>unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics" in physics and I think there
>is an interesting metaphysical avenue to explore.
>
erin: I was thinking about whether mathematics can be considered
completely divorced from language.
Are math terms concepts? one, infinity, negative, square root etc.
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