Philosophy is meta-thought

It's so simple I almost came in my pants when I had this revelation. If anyone ever asks you to define philosophy, just say "philosophy is the meta of thought". This is the clearest, simplest and most apt definition of philosophy there could ever be.

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Words don't have to be concrete references

But they can only reference concepts that can exist in language. Language isn't just words, it is an entire framework for perceiving reality. It isn't like language is one way of approaching thought, thought grows from language. So all thinking is a play on words and nothing more. That's why all religious societies put such a premium on shutting up the inner voice and never communicating experiences. Once you start framing things with language, they become just another drab product of language.