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Divisive language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2024

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Moira R. Dillon*
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Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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Corresponding author: Moira R. Dillon; Email: moira.dillon@nyu.edu
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Abstract

What language devises, it might divide. By exploring the relations among the core geometries of the physical world, the abstract geometry of Euclid, and language, I give new insight into both the persistence of core knowledge into adulthood and our access to it through language. My extension of Spelke's language argument has implications for pedagogy, philosophy, and artificial intelligence.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e124
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