The specific phrase I believe we are discussing is, on page 64:
"The preceding considerations suggest the following redefinition of
emergence: The occurrence of a characteristic W in an object w is
emergent relative to a theory T, a part relation Pt, and a class G of
attributes if that occurrence cannot be deduced by means of T from a
characterization of the Pt-parts of w with respect to all the
attributes in G."
Main Entry: no·mo·log·i·cal
Function: adjective
Etymology: nomology science of physical and logical laws, from Greek
nomos + English -logy
: relating to or expressing basic physical laws or rules of
reasoning <nomological universals>
We have found that the discussions within the book use words in ways
specific to their context. Thus Nick's "deductive nomological account
of explanation" is likely to mean more than the individual words might
imply.
Possibly we are failing to use the word "logic"?
I still think we should add it to the Nictionary if it is of use. It
seems to be.
-- Owen
On Oct 6, 2009, at 5:17 PM, Robert Cordingley wrote:
It's already there:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nomological
Robert C
Owen Densmore wrote:
On Oct 5, 2009, at 6:12 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
<snip>
But.... Hempel and Oppenheim are big on the deductiive nomological
account of explanation.
Could you clarify the above? .. and maybe add "nomological" to the
Nictionary?
Thanks!
-- Owen
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