A language is either particles vibrating or a certain substance or pixels arranged in a certain way to form a writing, so it's also very much material.
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Yes. Social construct are also part of what we call the "material conditions of our existence". Materiality in the literal sence is not necessarily the determined factor.
For ex: The way you see death, the way you talk about space or the way you conceptualize time, will sometimes differ from societies to societies and this will influence slightly the way we think about those concepts.
I placed a specific section about that in the Leftist Library:
- [VIDEO] - Language shapes the way we think - Lera Boroditsky on Ted Talk - IMPORTANT
- [VIDEO] - Language shapes the way we think - A case study of people speaking a different language
- [MOVIE] - Language shapes the way we think - A movie about the phenomenon - Arrival
Note that it is not a radical influence as studies tends to ponders the influence of languages for the radical modification of perception, but the way we talk culturally about things and concept may have a slight influence on the way we perceive them.
In any case: The way we conceptualize out sence of self, as individuals with their own will, is only a social construct resulting of our material conditions of existence. It doesn't mean that it is the way we are and it also means that we can change this perception.
Once you guyz will be able to take a step back on free will, you will be able to see the far future of society as I picture it: a form of paradise.
For ex: The way you see death, the way you talk about space or the way you conceptualize time, will sometimes differ from societies to societies and this will influence slightly the way we think about those concepts.
I placed a specific section about that in the Leftist Library:
- [VIDEO] - Language shapes the way we think - Lera Boroditsky on Ted Talk - IMPORTANT
- [VIDEO] - Language shapes the way we think - A case study of people speaking a different language
- [MOVIE] - Language shapes the way we think - A movie about the phenomenon - Arrival
Note that it is not a radical influence as studies tends to ponders the influence of languages for the radical modification of perception, but the way we talk culturally about things and concept may have a slight influence on the way we perceive them.
In any case: The way we conceptualize out sence of self, as individuals with their own will, is only a social construct resulting of our material conditions of existence. It doesn't mean that it is the way we are and it also means that we can change this perception.
Once you guyz will be able to take a step back on free will, you will be able to see the far future of society as I picture it: a form of paradise.
Not sure why this Redditor things spamming le science articles and movie trailers helps his argument lmao
Language can be a fully material process, even plants have a "language" that they use to communicate with each other
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