PHI 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Luce Irigaray, Ordinary Language Philosophy, Vagueness

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Iva Apostolova

Document Summary

Crash is a total loss of computer programs and data: ex. Basic stands for beginner"s all-purpose symbolic instruction code : ex. Mojo stands for the sexual power of austin powers: politically correct language: descriptive and evaluate words. Secretary personal assistant: ordinary language: our everyday/ common language, ordinary language reformers: luce irigaray. The way we speak determines the way we think: so, ordinary language has to be reformed. Ordinary language can be disambiguated if we are careful about its use. : our understanding of morality depends on our understanding of: the logic of language". Ludwig wittengenstein: ordinary language is too vague and ambiguous and we should reduce it to its foundation, logic (the set of rules that govern reasoning) There is nothing outside" vs. there is not a thing that is outside". The moral: language is a difficult tool that needs constant maintenance.