The Objectivist account of cognition
Symbol structures are meaningful due to their correspondence with entities and categories in the world. They mirror nature "re-presenting" what exists in external reality. Without this connection to the world, they are meaningless.
As articulated by George Lakoff (1987).
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The Objectivist account of cognition
Objectivism conflicts with natural human categories »Objectivism conflicts with natural human categories
Objectivist account of cognition is inconsistent »Objectivist account of cognition is inconsistent
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