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Exactly. These are abstractions that are nothing but their
labels. The labels are the things, the ideas, the
concepts.>>
Yes, abstraction has always been used in naming
(particularly of classes and attributes)-- but abstractions
only function as intended within particular contexts. Change
the context from, say, musical geniuses to Hollywood
geniuses, and you have a totally different use and tacit
understanding of the abstraction.
What I'm quoting is the Sapir-Whorf theory and its extensions
(by Barthes) to "discourses". Advertising, for example,
functions strictly within a discourse. Many times the
discourse does not represent even a fraction of a
"culture". Language is as fragmented as the world itself.
Unity of any sort is an illusion.
Best,
MrT
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