Q&A: Sources for the Lesson
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Sources for the Lesson
Question
I heard a lesson by the Rabbi on deontic logic. Can the Rabbi give me the source for the tribe that counts “one, two, many…” and what is the book by Whorf that talks about the connection between thought and language that the Rabbi mentioned?
Answer
The book is by Whorf. If I remember correctly: Language, Thought, Reality.
The source is an article in Nature about the Pirahã tribe. I don’t remember the details, but I assume you can search for it. See a thread of mine here: http://www.bhol.co.il/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=1083983&forum_id=1364
On the topic, also see here: http://www.haayal.co.il/story_3243
Search Google for the Pirahã tribe and you’ll find a few more sources.