“Men seek for vocabularies that are reflections of reality. To this end, they must develop vocabularies that are selections of reality. And any selection of reality must, in certain circumstances, function as a deflection of reality.” MenEndsRealityCertainCircumstancesReflectionFunctionVocabularySelectionDeflection Book:On Symbols and Society Source: On Symbols and Society
“Even if any given terminology is a reflection of reality, by its very nature as a terminology it must be a selection of reality; and to this extent it must function also as a deflection of reality.” IfsRealityGivenReflectionFunctionSelectionTerminologyDeflection Book:Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method Source: Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method
