Project Sherlock

Essay

1940

Science and Linguistics

Benjamin Lee Whorf

Argues that a language's grammar is not a neutral channel for thought but actively shapes how its speakers analyse and perceive the world, drawing on contrasts between Hopi and European tense and number systems.

No free copy is linked yet — expect to buy or borrow this one elsewhere.

Groundwork for

Works in the library that name this one as a prerequisite.

Filed under Philosophy of Language in Philosophy.