Philosophyspeaking topic
“If a lion could talk, we could not understand him.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
hint ✧ Wittgenstein: could we understand someone whose way of life is utterly different from ours, even if we shared a language?
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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