Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things
A linguistics book that explores how human categorization shapes thought, using the title's example from an Australian Aboriginal language where 'women, fire, and dangerous things' form a single category. It argues against objectivist views of meaning, emphasizing embodied experience and metaphor.
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Mentioned 1× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 1 episode, most recently on Jun 17, 2026.
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