Philosophy

It is easy for a person to believe that Saturn has prominent rings. A person can also believe that Saturn is the largest planet in the Solar System. The questions that come up are, are that person’s belief that the largest planet in the solar system is Saturn correct and does that statement express that persons true thought that it is true. If this person were to say that the largest planet in the …

…as black and grey. In this example one person is talking literally about colors that appear dark to his eyes, while the other person is talking about colors that are associated with darkness. They both said the same thing but as Locke said, “Words stand for nothing but ideas in the mind of him that uses them, how imperfectly soever or carelessly those ideas are collected from the things which they are supposed to represent