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  _Language games_ — the term is used in this channel's captured material as
  part of the philosophical framing around **how language works**: the
  discussion pairs language models with debates about truth and language, most
  notably the **_essentialism vs. nominalism_** debate, as a fresh lens on how
  AI language systems function.[^c6f870bc-0ead-505a-b6d6-d7148756fc0b@1020]
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# \_language games\_

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/language-games-d92096239325

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

_Language games_ — the term is used in this channel's captured material as part of the philosophical framing around **how language works**: the discussion pairs language models with debates about truth and language, most notably the **_essentialism vs. nominalism_** debate, as a fresh lens on how AI language systems function.[^c6f870bc-0ead-505a-b6d6-d7148756fc0b@1020]

In this channel's material, **_language games_** appears in the context of a conversation with Reid Hoffman about how philosophy sharpens thinking for founders — specifically, how **language models** connect to deep philosophical debates about truth and language.[^c6f870bc-0ead-505a-b6d6-d7148756fc0b@213][^50d114be-63f7-588d-886b-86c488642df6@281]