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Have we solved the Problem of Universals?

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Have we solved the Problem of Universals?

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Anonymous 2016-03-28 04:14:28 Post No.898196
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Anonymous 2016-03-28 04:14:28 Post No.898196 [Report]

>>898174
Are there universals at all?

When someone says "horse", like all words it's subjective to context. A certain society might decide zebra are included in the category, but ours doesn't. So there is no universal of horse, there are only linguistic/cultural norms.

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Anonymous 2016-03-28 06:53:24 Post No.898599
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Anonymous 2016-03-28 06:53:24 Post No.898599 [Report]

I still don't get the problem of universals.

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Anonymous 2016-03-28 08:02:27 Post No.898796
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Anonymous 2016-03-28 08:02:27 Post No.898796 [Report]

>>898196
The universal word is "huh."

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/everybody-almost-every-language-says-huh-huh-180949822/?no-ist

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