Contrary to Jurriaan's assertion, I do not define words to suit myself. Rather, the point is to have a clear definition that's generally accepted by the others one is communicating with, because that promotes rational discourse. And the other point (that I repeat too often) is that there are no _correct_ definitions, since we don't live in Plato's world.
On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Jurriaan Bendien <[email protected] > wrote: > Jim,**** > > ** ** > > I am nowadays very hesitant to spar with you, because by your own > admission you don’t care about how concepts are defined, and in addition > you just define the world to suit yourself.**** > > ** ** > > I was just asking if anybody knew a source, that is all, but on second > thought pen-lers probably don’t know this literature, or if they do, > they’re off for the weekend. Also, it concerns a debate that never really > happened in the United States, as far as I know.**** > > ** ** > > J.**** > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- Jim Devine / "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." -- Philip K. Dick
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