Do animals not think? And can't humans think outside of language?
A favourite debate from 2016: In the 20th century we came to see language as radically more important than a mere vehicle for ideas. It was the framework that made thought possible. But do animals not think? And can't humans think outside of language - knowing the way home for example? Is language not so central after all or is there really nothing outside of the text?
Hilary Lawson: Non-realist philosopher whose theory "Closure" marks a post-Derridian return to metaphysics. Hilary Lawson is Director of the IAI and HowTheLightGetsIn.
Stephen Neale: Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics at City University New York, Neale is a world expert on Russell's theory of descriptions.
Janne Teller: Danish author and former UN conflict resolution expert. Teller’s books include Why? and the existential novel Nothing.
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