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Taka Posted 21 years ago
About 'beyond any actual perception, which does it refer to, 'picture' (i.e. picture beyond any actual perception), or 'things and events' (i.e. things and events beyond any actual perception)?
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By virtue of language, human beings have the ability to picture things and events beyond any actual perception.
About 'beyond any actual perception, which does it refer to, 'picture' (i.e. picture beyond any actual perception), or 'things and events' (i.e. things and events beyond any actual perception)?
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' In this case, I think 'picture' would have to mean 'visualize'. Whereas in the original version where 'beyond' refers to 'things and events', 'picture' can have the more open meaning of 'imagine'.
- ' In this case, I think 'picture' would have to mean 'visualize'.
- Whereas in the original version where 'beyond' refers to 'things and events', 'picture' can have the more open meaning of 'imagine'.
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If the author wanted 'beyond' to refer to 'picture', then he/she might have written, '...human beings have the ability to picture, beyond any actual perception, things and events.' In this case, I think 'picture' would have to mean 'visualize'. Whereas in the original version where 'beyond' refers to 'things and events', 'picture' can have the more open meaning of '
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