On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 11:44:12PM +0000, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 15:41:29 -0700, Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> penned: > > On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 09:55:03PM +0000, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > >> On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 16:54:49 -0400, Naitik Shah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> penned: [snip] > I'm not sure what you're asking here. [snip]
The philosophical question has to do with fundamental limitations of axiomatic systems when applied to human behavior. I'm always on the lookout for "case evidence" for where an axiomatic system is able to fully determine human behavior. (The book discusses the failures of Walden 2 and the Soviet Union). The point is, there's something humans can do that's not expressible in a set of axioms. Everthing always comes down to pragmatism (i.e., I still have to scan it quickly but it's better than...) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
