Ayup. This is one benefit of that philosophy education, in that I tend to try and define my terms as clearly and narrowly as possible, to make it clear they're being "jargonized" and that the common/broad definition may not apply.
Although every time I do so, the SO snarks about the philosophy majors he'd overhear at University, all arguing amongst themselves: "define your terms!" being the most-repeated phrase. I tell him that phrase is beloved for a reason, damn it.
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Date: 22 Jan 2011 06:56 pm (UTC)Although every time I do so, the SO snarks about the philosophy majors he'd overhear at University, all arguing amongst themselves: "define your terms!" being the most-repeated phrase. I tell him that phrase is beloved for a reason, damn it.