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Newsletter — Week 42 Highlights (2025)

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Top 3 books this week (Oct 13–20, 2025)

  1. Language in Thought and Action (5th ed.)
    — Surfaced in an AI/LLM thread about internal representations (linear probes, “world models”); a commenter suggested Hayakawa to connect language and reality.
  2. Thought and Language — Revised Edition
    — Recommended alongside Hayakawa in the same discussion as a classic (Vygotsky) on how language relates to thought and internal models.
  3. Kicking Away the Ladder — Cited in a debate on development policy (Oct 14) about Asian tigers and protectionism vs. free-trade orthodoxy.

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