What, if anything, lies beyond language? Are there modes of thought and communication that are strictly more powerful than language? Can we invent new forms as much more powerful than verbs and nouns (etc) as human language is more powerful than the communications of chimps?
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I know “powerful” has bad connotations but in regards to communication wouldn’t it just mean having more of whatever qualities you want, ie better understanding, dialogue, etc? Having a hard time picturing what power means in this context if it isn’t those things.
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I consider propaganda and modern advertising to be powerful forms of communication. And the conversations at Los Alamos were conducted in a powerful mathematical language very much in the spirit of Michael's question.
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Power and efficiency are perhaps given too much weight on how we think about technology.
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