Why is the ruthless totalitarian regime, described in Orwell’s novel purging Oldspeak and imposing Newspeak? What assumptions are being made about the relationship between language and thought?
The extract from the novel depicts two men, one of whom is a "philologist, a specialist in Newspeak." The entire concept of Newspeak is to simplify and "destroy" words, that is, discard the diction which are thought to be unnecessary. It's aim is to ultimately narrow down the range of vocabulary as well as the depth of knowledge, because according to their beliefs, as long as there are no words to describe one's state or mind, situation etc, the inexplicable situation would be nonexistent and surreal.
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Wednesday 11 September 2013
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poor KQ: How would the legalisation of gay marriage portray the revolution of love?
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poor KQ: How would the legalisation of gay marriage portray the revolution of love?
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Good KQ: To what extent can the portrayal of love in modern societies be used to support the changes in ethics?
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knowledge claim: fruits are ripening faster because of global warming
topic: belief, science, imagination, empirical knowledge
poor KQ: how can the changes in nature signify the existence of global warming?
knowledge claim: fruits are ripening faster because of global warming
topic: belief, science, imagination, empirical knowledge
poor KQ: how can the changes in nature signify the existence of global warming?
Intermediate KQ: can a person's beliefs be used to support scientific facts?
Good KQ: to what extent can empirical knowledge be used to justify a scientific fact?
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