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Comment by throwanem

If we're going to talk about telepathy and all mean the same thing by it, we need a rigorous definition of the term. Does anyone have one?

If asked to guess, I'd start with "the communication of meaning among humans in the absence of signification", but I am unstudied in the field and have no idea what prior art exists.

edit: I did say "rigorous". Please cite your sources, and note that while I am admittedly guessing above, I'm borrowing the terms "meaning" and "signification" from the jargon of semiotics in order to do so; considering the subject matter, to raid a sort of philosophical "fringe science" for terminology seemed apropos.

parent throwanem 2 years ago

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