Re: The power of words
Nietzsche wrote:paul andrew bourne wrote:Why are words so powerful?
Words and concepts collectively represent the uniqueness of humanity. Without them, we'd be no different from the rest of the animals.
Are we different from the animals?
What is so great about words that separates us from the animals?
Are words "better" than the sounds that whales, dolphins, birds, dogs, or other animals use to communicate?
I've had the good fortune to be able to spend considerable time on the ocean, often close to groups of dolphins and whales for long periods of time.
Watching these animals and their movements, their actions--I am not convinced that it can be argued that humanity is not more "advanced" in many, if any, important ways. Seriously.