We talk about meaning all the time — what things mean, what people mean, what life means. It feels obvious that meaning is something we have. Probably in the brain. Somewhere.
Neuroscientists even talk that way. They say things like, “This part of the brain represents faces,” or “That spike means the person saw a dog.”
But it’s not clear what “means” really means in this context.
What is meaning? And where does it really come from?
