Wholeheartedly agree on a return to applied complexity. I also like the idea of appropriate philosophy in appropriate doses. I'll be joining in your Wittgenstein & Math challenge.
-- Robert On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> wrote: > <snips> Lets not fret. I'll filter better in the future. But I *really* do not > want to loose our focus on applied complexity. > <snip> > 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 >> > > > ============================================================ > 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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