Philosophy of Language

Philosophy of Language

How to See the World as a Nesting Doll

Only when we enter the embodied world, do we see it for what it is.

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Eugene Terekhin
Apr 18, 2024
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Russian nesting dolls are fun. I used to have one with more than ten pieces. The metaphorical significance of matryoshka dolls has been growing on me slowly. Every single thing we look at nests something else. Everything has layers and opens up into something else we didn’t see coming — if we are patient and curious enough.

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