Fair enough. What kinds of observers can give something meaning? What
is it about them that gives them that ability?
Wade replied,
'Meaning' must be created by something- an observer.
Is the observation enough to impart meaning? Like I said, I think you are
working towards qualities of meaning, which, yes, could also be qualities
of the observers, the meaning-makers.
I ask,
Are we assuming that there are special observers that give things meaning?
Doesn't every human construct meaning, sometimes independently, sometimes
influenced by other humans?
For example, a certain leftover in my fridge can have a specific meaning to
me.
And here on CoV we're attempting to understand some mechanisms whereby
humans influence others to effect "contagion" of meanings.
Observation doesn't seem to suffice.
lena