Episode 25 - The Value of Words

Talk given in Liverpool, UK, circa 1960. 

The words that we use to communicate ideas are imbued with deep significance. Many great thinkers have discerned that 'to think' is 'to formulate'. The words that we use must be in correspondence with our thought processes; if they are not, then we are not able to understand ourselves. 

Precise language is essential for there to be understanding. 

A transcript is available at www.eugene-halliday.net.