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"Truth"
University of Chicago
October 20, 2018
Christopher Kennedy, William H. Colvin Professor of Linguistics.
We are warned with increasing urgency that we are becoming a “post-truth” society. But what is truth? What role does it play in thought and communications? And why should we care about it?
Christopher Kennedy’s research is geared toward discovering and describing the principles that are involved in relating linguistic forms to meanings. He delves deeply into how this mapping is achieved through language, cognition, communication, and context.
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"Truth"
University of Chicago
October 20, 2018
Christopher Kennedy, William H. Colvin Professor of Linguistics.
We are warned with increasing urgency that we are becoming a “post-truth” society. But what is truth? What role does it play in thought and communications? And why should we care about it?
Christopher Kennedy’s research is geared toward discovering and describing the principles that are involved in relating linguistic forms to meanings. He delves deeply into how this mapping is achieved through language, cognition, communication, and context.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to humanities@uchicago.edu.
