Posted by
Owen Densmore on
Jul 12, 2009; 8:20pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Analytic-philosophy-Wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia-tp3235494p3247137.html
There is a netiquette to observe:
- Announce the taking the conversation off-list.
- Include the addresses of those continuing on.
- .. then others can add themselves.
- Report a summary if you feel it preserves the history of the list.
I am not being any of those thing you describe below. I *am*
observing netiquette.
Lets not fret. I'll filter better in the future. But I *really* do
not want to loose our focus on applied complexity.
How about this: For every 10 philosophy posts, require 1 algorithm?!
Or 1 germane post of any sort relating concretely to applied complexity?
I note my challenge on the two VSI books (Math, Wittgenstein) was
ignored. Like the Cauchy Sequence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy_sequence
which bridges the discrete and continuous, this bridges the math/
philosophy gap by exposing one fine mathematician's use of philosophy
to lay the basis for his abstract approach.
-- Owen
On Jul 12, 2009, at 2:06 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
> Owen,
>
> well, some of the discussion HAS been off list. Which demonstrates
> some of
> the peril of that strategy, which is that you now don't have access to
> parts of the argument.
>
> But way do you want it out of sight? What are you protecting and
> from what
> evil? There is something faintly ..... puritanical ... about your
> position. As if a bumptious conversation about ideas was ... like
> public
> nakedness. . Just avert your eyes!
>
> Finally, one last ad hominem: It seems to be that some of the
> people most
> frustrated by this discussion are themselves EXTREMELY thoughtful and
> reflective people. the kind of people who watch ted videos and
> stuff. Is
> it that we are TEMPTING you to waste your time?
>
> My reason for keep some of these conversations on this list is that
> (1) I
> keep hearing from new people with interesting opinions and (2) I keep
> hoping that you folks who understand computers will contribute from
> that
> knowledge to such questions as how computers are designed to gather
> and
> make use of knowledge about themselves.
>
>
> Nick
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