What Jared Diamond has said about Translation and linguistic loss
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 3, 2026
Jared Diamond, American geographer, historian and author of "Guns, Germs, and Steel" and "Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings", has been quoted on Translation and linguistic loss once in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on September 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Diamond argues perfect translation between languages is impossible, using the Greek logos and Italian's two words for love as examples.
“We attempt to come up with an approximation, but we know that you cannot translate perfectly from one language into another language”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2549 - Jared Diamond (Sep 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:05:37
Episodes
#2549 - Jared DiamondThe Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 3, 2026 · 2 h 34 min
Jared Diamond talks with Joe Rogan about leadership, the rise of world religions, the origins of writing, language, and cannibalism and Kuru in New Guinea.