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EducatorBig6648 t1_j4u4sng wrote

Reply to comment by Embarrassed_Honey606 in Philosophy has never been the detached pursuit of truth. It’s always been deeply invested in its own cultural perspective. by IAI_Admin

Depends on if I have good enough reason to disagree with it. Definitions are after all just aids to aid our communicating with eachother. Example: The definition for the Sun, the Moon and the stars used to all include "Orbits the Earth.".

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Embarrassed_Honey606 t1_j4u5rqv wrote

Yeah, I expected that. Someone else wasted his time trying to reason with you about your „refutation“ of dictionaries already, I won‘t make the same mistake. Thanks for your answer though.

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EducatorBig6648 t1_j4uezqh wrote

You're welcome. I'm curious how you imagine the history of dictionaries, though, if you think negatively of what I've said about them.

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