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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems

19446	To our consciousness it is language which looks unreal [Feuerbach]
	Full Idea: To sensuous consciousness it is precisely language that is unreal, nothing.
	From: Ludwig Feuerbach (Towards a Critique of Hegel's Philosophy [1839], p.77)
	A reaction: Offered as a corrective to the view that our ontological commitments entirely concern what we are willing to say.