On Feb 7, 2008 7:13 PM, Ben Caplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A nomic is an entity defined by a set of explicit rules that > provide means for themselves to be altered arbitrarily, including > changes to those rules which govern rule changes. I suggest a "generally" here.. Consider B Nomic. They have a
> Rule 4E41: Ceci n'est pas un titre > > There is a Rule 4E41, but it cannot be named. > > Any message to the Public Forum which refers to, mentions, or > alludes to Rule 4E41, its title, or its contents, is disregarded and > treated as if it had never reached the Public Forum. > > [[This applies to specific references to Rule 4E41 or to a set of > Rules or a block of text containing it, NOT to references to the > Ruleset or Rules in general.]] Right now, there are still ways to repeal it, but whether on purpose or by accident this useless rule might become immutable some day, and then B'd no longer be a nomic by our standards!
