Codeword for "I'm a big bitch." Used often by pseudointellectuals, "artists" who don't do art but talk about it, and philosophy academics that think with their crotch and talk out their asshole.
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In other words - - > = >.
In other words - - > = >.
Semiotics states that the future is a subset of the past or that "the past is greater."
Semiotics says that "=" is a statement of equivalence--not equality.
Thus signs but not statements, can be equal to themselves.
Semiotics says that "=" is a statement of equivalence--not equality.
Thus signs but not statements, can be equal to themselves.
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On the subject of a students low grades
The semiotics of a convultion by a student who was outraged enough by the precise language of philosophy, coupled with his disgust at the rigidity of a fine art degree, led him to conclude it was all rubbish that came from the loins
The semiotics of a convultion by a student who was outraged enough by the precise language of philosophy, coupled with his disgust at the rigidity of a fine art degree, led him to conclude it was all rubbish that came from the loins
by Edgar Allen Post September 22, 2006
Get the semiotics mug.The study of how meaning is made in science through signs, symbols, and representations. Scientific Semiotics analyzes how data become signs, how graphs signify, how models mean, how language shapes what can be said. It reveals that science is not just about discovering facts but about creating sign systems that make facts visible and communicable. A number is a sign. A diagram is a sign. A theory is a sign system. Understanding science requires understanding how its signs work.
"Your p-value is 0.03—what does that mean? Scientific Semiotics says: it's a sign, not a fact. It signifies something about your data relative to your assumptions. But signs need interpretation. Don't mistake the signifier for the signified, or you'll think statistical significance is actual significance."
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"You think you're experiencing reality directly? Epistemological Semiotics says: you're experiencing reality filtered through language, culture, personal history—all sign systems. There's no escape into the raw real. The signs are the only access you have. Learn to read them or stay confused."
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Get the Epistemological Semiotics mug.When people argue about the definition or meaning of a word. This usually starts in the middle of an argument and distracts from the main topic of the argument. Whether done intentionally or not depends on the people arguing.
When an argument deteriorates and its focus becomes one about word definitions rather than the main topic, a person will usually say "Oh, now we're just arguing semantics". Usually by this point, the arguement has become a waste of time because it has morphed into a bunch of bickering about irrelevant, unimportant details rather than the original main point.
If someone accuses you of arguing semantics, they're usually accusing you of intentionally avoiding the topic. In this case, the person may or may not be misusing the phrase in order to do so. If you're not actually arguing about word definitions, then they should accuse you of being nit-picky instead (as that would be more accurate) but to explain it to this degree becomes a bit nit-picky in and of itself and so for obvious reasons, this is the end.
When an argument deteriorates and its focus becomes one about word definitions rather than the main topic, a person will usually say "Oh, now we're just arguing semantics". Usually by this point, the arguement has become a waste of time because it has morphed into a bunch of bickering about irrelevant, unimportant details rather than the original main point.
If someone accuses you of arguing semantics, they're usually accusing you of intentionally avoiding the topic. In this case, the person may or may not be misusing the phrase in order to do so. If you're not actually arguing about word definitions, then they should accuse you of being nit-picky instead (as that would be more accurate) but to explain it to this degree becomes a bit nit-picky in and of itself and so for obvious reasons, this is the end.
Jenny: Hey Tommy, did you do your homework?
Tommy: I would never do my homework.
Jenny: What do you mean? You always do your homework!
Tommy: No, I would never "do" my homework - that would be gross. But if you want to know if I completed my homework...
Jenny: Oh, please. Spare me. Now you're just arguing semantics.
Tommy: I would never do my homework.
Jenny: What do you mean? You always do your homework!
Tommy: No, I would never "do" my homework - that would be gross. But if you want to know if I completed my homework...
Jenny: Oh, please. Spare me. Now you're just arguing semantics.
by PineappleJane February 9, 2017
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As early as 2900 B.C.E., personal names recorded in inscriptions from the northerly cities reveal a non-Sumerian Semitic language.
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