Quote Originally Posted by stormcrow View Post
I have always been fond of the phrase "there is no escape from language". If you look for the meaning of a word in the dictionary what do you get? More words. And the definitions of those words? More words. Language is a self contained web of symbols. A good example put forth by Steven Pinker: "To order means to command, to command means to direct, to direct means to order."
yes, definitions can become confusing when we use other ambiguous words. But at least it isn't like that for everything. I mean, a caveman might point at a rock and call it "rock" to another caveman, and from then on they know what the word means and aren't trapped by further definitions. But I get the feeling some higher level words aren't completely logically founded upon lower level words, and those infinite loops do exist.