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		floydnoel on April 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Borgo is a statically typed language that compiles... I've observed this sort of behavior frequently, is there a name for this phenomenon yet? Something like "Assuming all concepts are universal to one's own peculiar definition" Maybe "semantic egocentrism" could fit the bill?

zer00eyz on April 30, 2024 [–]

And in the other corner you have Chomsky with universal grammar... and in another you have Platonic Forms...

I love the "draw me a tree" idea of a Platonic form, we all have an idealized model of what that is, that is uniquely our own. With that in mind isnt everything subject to some sort of semantics?

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