You might not have been sarcastic enough, Ken. I fear that we are about to be launched on a round of non-specific philosophical verbiage about reductionism.
Oh, what the heck. Let me help kick this one off: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductionism Or, better yet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeiron_(cosmology) Gag. </sarcasm> --Doug On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Kenneth Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Günther, > > Examining the English language, reductionism is an ingrained concept. For > example, there are only two kinds of people in the world. Me and you (you > being the collective you all, akin to the French vous). > > For the literalists out there, I am being somewhat sarcastic. > > Ken > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Günther Greindl > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:34 AM > > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Young but distant gallaxies > > > > Hi, > > > > > This doesn't mean strictly remaining with restraints > > belonging under > > > the heading of that horrible word "reductionism". > > > > Why do you think that the word is horrible? (be specific please ;-) > > > > Cheers, > > Günther > > > > -- > > Günther Greindl > > Department of Philosophy of Science > > University of Vienna > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Blog: http://www.complexitystudies.org/ > > Thesis: http://www.complexitystudies.org/proposal/ > > > > > > ============================================================ > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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