''without language there is no thought''
Agree or disagree ?
Here's a quote from ''Enduring love'' by Ian McEwan:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...glovequote.jpg
It's the first underlined sentance.
i was just curious as to wether you lot think the same ( that you need language in order to think) or you disagree with it ( that you can think without language)
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You can think without language, and i'm pretty sure thats easy to prove.
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Originally Posted by gemby!
Agree or disagree ?
Here's a quote from ''Enduring love'' by Ian McEwan:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...glovequote.jpg
It's the first underlined sentance.
i was just curious as to wether you lot think the same ( that you need language in order to think) or you disagree with it ( that you can think without language)
is this a way of getting us to do your homework for you? :lol:
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You can think about pictures in your mind so language isn't really required to think.
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@ the real dave - nah my homework is an essay on the first chapter of the book, i was just interested in this line :P
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Originally Posted by ROSSCO_2004
You can think about pictures in your mind so language isn't really required to think.
But what would you call these pictures.?? :blink:
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You dont think in words :blink:
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Originally Posted by RGX
You can think without language, and i'm pretty sure thats easy to prove.
It's just as easy to come up with points against it though.
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cave ppl crunted at each other and it was'nt consider'd a language
but they understood each other
so i disagree