Philosophy 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rhetorical Question
30 Oct 2018
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Our thoughts are about our surroundings, because the environment can trigger certain concepts. These thoughts then activate other concepts, which then become a stream of thoughts. In our case, words activate the concepts, because we have given these labels, through words. Philosopher"s need to be careful with choosing their words, to avoid activating the wrong concepts (textbook readings) The main functions of language: language: a means of communication for a specific function, descriptive function. Judging/giving our own subjective views towards it: emotive function. Expressing your emotions/yourself: evocative function, can evoke emotions amongst audiences. Asking a question: rhetorical question does not count probably under evocative, directive function, commanding other to do stuff, or to provide advice, can be in the form of a polite question. Can you call for a taxi? (given the context that the hotel just checked you out)
