How Words Shape Thought
Philosophy · 2nd Year · Philosophy of Language: Meaning and Communication · 3.º Período

How Words Shape Thought

Students investigate the relationship between language and thought. They explore whether the language we speak limits or expands what we can think.

NCCA Curriculum SpecificationsNCCA Philosophy Short Course Strand 3.1Junior Cycle Key Skill: Communicating

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Students investigate the relationship between language and thought. They explore whether the language we speak limits or expands what we can think.

Key Questions

  1. Does language control how we think?
  2. Can we have thoughts without words?
  3. How do new words change our understanding of the world?

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