Language gives us the ability to think about what is absent,... - Millikan, Ruth Garrett

This quote is attributed to Millikan, Ruth Garrett.

"Language gives us the ability to think about what is absent, impossible, or merely imagined."

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Philosopher American Born 1933 (age 93)

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