This means that you do not need a global context to explain new concepts but only precursor concepts or limited physical context.
This is related to Cutting Reality at its Joints which implicitly claims that reality has joints. But maybe, if there are no such joints, using local explanations is maybe all we have. At least, it is all we have until we get to a precision that allows cutting the joints.
Maybe groups of new concepts can be introduced in a way to require fewer (or an optimum number of) dependencies in each case, thus making them easier to understand.
Maybe that is the true job of philosophy—refining local concepts until you reach the joints.
Language and concepts are locally explainable.
This means that you do not need a global context to explain new concepts but only precursor concepts or limited physical context.
This is related to Cutting Reality at its Joints which implicitly claims that reality has joints. But maybe, if there are no such joints, using local explanations is maybe all we have. At least, it is all we have until we get to a precision that allows cutting the joints.
Maybe groups of new concepts can be introduced in a way to require fewer (or an optimum number of) dependencies in each case, thus making them easier to understand.
Maybe that is the true job of philosophy—refining local concepts until you reach the joints.