Monthly Archives: February 2026

16 November 2016 Definition of the word “agent”: Webster: 1. A power that acts; a moving force; as by some other than human agent. 2. One who acts or performs an act or who has power to act; as, a … Continue reading →

March 1987 Definition of “language”: A language is the public patterned expressions of an individual which have been established and normed in and relative to a physical and social context. Thus: Thinking is not a language, though it may use … Continue reading →

March 1987 1.   There are two aspects to the logic of language: 2.   Micro-language functions to create meaning units by the addition and subtraction of meaning patterns in kernel sentences, which are semantically incomplete sentences of the language. 3.   There … Continue reading →

March 1987 The following arguments are attempts to show that private language is impossible, as inspired by the Philosophical Investigations of Ludvig Wittgenstein. Argument I. 1.   All language in use tends to drift (change meaning), because: (Each of the above … Continue reading →

March 1987 One. Suppose that someone says, “I have and use successfully a private language.” We ask: “Is this language made up of rules? (Standard patterns of symbol usage).” He will probably reply, “Indeed it is.” And we say: “How … Continue reading →

February 1987 1.   Meaning is a function of people, not of things such as signs, signals and symbols. 2.   People express themselves to “mean” through what they do and don’t do, often using signs, signals and symbols. 3.   There are … Continue reading →

God (Father and Mother) begat spirit children             Who loved with and served under Father and Mother                         And learned obedience unto righteousness                                     That they might be proved in heart and clothed in flesh                                                 In a fallen and … Continue reading →

20 April 1973 Much publicity has been given recently to an alleged “glut” in graduate education. Let us examine this situation for a moment by asking and answering some important questions. Question: Why is graduate education valued so highly in … Continue reading →

August 1992 Commencement Remarks As we celebrate the accomplishments today of those who have graduated it is appropriate that we also celebrate the greatness of ideas, for it is ideas that make a university a meaningful institution. For a moment … Continue reading →

28 May 1971 There are more free people in the world today than ever before. There are also more slaves. Technology has given us historically unprecedented power. We as a race do not know how to use that power responsibly. … Continue reading →