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Can a mortal be of use to God? Can even the wisest be of service to him?
And just as there are no words for the surface, that is,
No words to say what it really is, that it is not
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We are all talkers
It is true, but underneath the talk lies
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Although I mean it, and project the meaning
As hard as I can into its brushed-metal surface,
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A sentence is made up of words, a statement is made in words.... Statements are made, words or sentences are used.
To summarize the contentions of this paper then. Firstly, the phrase 'the meaning of a word' is a spurious phrase. Secondly and co ...
I begin, then, with some remarks about 'the meaning of a word.' I think many persons now see all or part of what I shall say: but ...
Usually it is uses of words, not words in themselves, that are properly called 'vague.'
The criterion which we use to test the genuineness of apparent statements of fact is the criterion of verifyability. We say that a ...
Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in danger of lackin ...
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