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Concepts shape attitudes, that’s why we should improve them
We cannot simply accept words that contribute to oppression or exclusion, says philosopher Joey Pollock, who thinks the engineering of better words and concepts should also aim to address people’s moral understanding.
You can make decisions on how to use words, even though it is not necessarily easy, says philosopher Joey Pollock. Photo: Brett Jordan/Unsplash.
“We made the words. Of course we can decide what they mean!”
Joey Pollock is a philosopher of language, and if you tell her that words are just words, or that words have a given and final meaning, this is how she reacts. This is not, and should not be true, according to the philosopher.
OsloNorwayNetherlandsCheshire-calhounNick-karvounis-unsplashLanguage-councilYoutubeUniversity-of-oslo-publicJoey-pollockOslo-publicUniversity-of-osloUniversitySwitzerland votes to legalize same-sex marriage
The European nation also made it easier for some transgender people to have their gender legally recognized By Riley Gillis on December 22, 2020
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Gay married couple’s hands – Photo: Nick Karvounis / Unsplash
In a major win for the LGBTQ community, Switzerland lawmakers approved the legalization of same-sex marriage last week.
At the same time, the law also allowed transgender people to alter their legal gender at civil registry offices in the country and allows lesbian couples to conceive children using donated sperm,
Despite passing parliament, the same-sex marriage law may have to pass a national referendum in the coming year. However, activists expect a potential referendum to succeed, after a recent survey found support for marriage exceeding 80% in Switzerland.
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