@sarahdoingthing
(1) Overreliance on anecdote.
(2) Most of the pathologies here are quite visible in primitive cultures, n/m ethnicity
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@sarahdoingthing Pinker has a huge list of them in BAOON. E.g., mediaeval European burning of cats for fun, habit of cutting off noses.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing One thing that stuck with me is torture of leaders of Munster Rebellion.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing (3) Abstraction is a function of culture, education, complexity of envmt too. Actually Pinker talks about this as well.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing Interviewed Russian peasants, gave easy logic puzzles. "If A then B; A, therefore _?" Sbjs demanded to know whether A true.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing (4) A lot of the "they don't have a word for" or "their word really means" examples sound shaky.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing English "promise" is ultimately from Lat. pro ("before") mittere ("send"). The etymological buck has to stop somewhere.5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@simplic10@sarahdoingthing Was about to say, most technical/philosophical vocab in English is Latinate--what did Anglo-Saxons have?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@simplic10@sarahdoingthing I'd also ask what moral vocabulary looks like in historically Christianized nations, like Ethiopia.1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
@St_Rev @simplic10 This is a whole domain opening up. Successful experiment @simplic10 !
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