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Causal Why vs Teleological Why

English sucks as a “why” language

Venkatesh Rao
Dec 07, 2025
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Asked ChatGPT a question that has always bugged me about English as well as all the Indian languages I know. Sharing the one-shot answer with no further processing. This kinda explains why German is a better language for philosophy than English. Possibly Russian too.

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