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3 thoughts on “The Dictionary Fallacy”
excellent post.
i particularly liked the bit about ‘jealousy’ versus ‘envy’ – using them synonymously is a little bugbear of mine.
anecdotally, i had it explained to me in the mists of antiquity that ‘envy’, inter alia, is ‘to want something that someone else has’, while ‘jealousy’ is ‘wanting not to share what you have’ (which is why God describes Himself as ‘jealous’ rather than ‘envious’.)
excellent post.
i particularly liked the bit about ‘jealousy’ versus ‘envy’ – using them synonymously is a little bugbear of mine.
anecdotally, i had it explained to me in the mists of antiquity that ‘envy’, inter alia, is ‘to want something that someone else has’, while ‘jealousy’ is ‘wanting not to share what you have’ (which is why God describes Himself as ‘jealous’ rather than ‘envious’.)
I believe this is what Zen calls “the finger pointing at the moon”.
I believe this is what Zen calls “the finger pointing at the moon”.
ahh, the palaverous philippic of mr. pollack. 😉
i hope all’s well.