CMN2160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Political Philosophy, Meritocracy
9 Feb 2018
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Suggests that in a law driven universe there may also be laws of language for us too discover. Sign: arbitrary physical thing that carries nearly inseparable cultural meaning- giving flowers to say (cid:1688)i love you(cid:1689) Symbol: like a sign, but the object is not arbitrary. Code: a cultural agreed on network of signs that work together. Context: social, political and historical context that give actions structure and meaning. Why people are responding the way that they are. Inception: you"re not alone in your problems, everything you experience has a root cause. When you find a change in meaning go looking for a change in context. Separate body go moral and intellectual activities and the offering of the human court appeal. In the 19th c culture comes to: mean the opposite of industry, serve as a new in issues of classes. 1780-1820 we get meaning for these words.
