Your point about language is a really interesting one, Joseph. It’s true that language allows us to share information with each other, which makes it seem that language is a critically important tool in the search for knowledge. But it seems to me that language can also be limiting. To piggyback off of your chair example, a chair isn’t really just a chair; it’s also a table with a backing adding to it. I know this because I’ve used a chair as a table before, and I’m sure lots of other people have done the same. Therefore, a chair is both a chair and a table with a backing added to it. You could call it either one and you’d be technically correct, but most people probably wouldn’t see it that way until you explained it to them. And that’s when language can actually get in the way of discovering truth. At least, that’s how I see it. But of course, I could be wrong! And if I am, I hope someone points it out to me. That is, after all, one of the biggest reasons why I enjoy philosophy. :)