Nick,
This is bizarre! Fiction is a potential method in scientific psychology. I
cannot, for the life of me parse it. Is it equivalent to saying: Fiction is a
potential method in scientific physics.? Granted that science fiction has
broadly anticipated many things
that are now part of scientific
: [FRIAM] Art is a Lie
It's hypothetical reasoning. Re-read the IF statements.
Robert C
On 10/18/10 7:54 AM, ERIC P. CHARLES wrote:
Nick,
This is bizarre! Fiction is a potential method in scientific psychology. I
cannot, for the life of me parse it. Is it equivalent to saying: Fiction
On Oct 18, 2010, at 6:54 AM, ERIC P. CHARLES wrote:
Nick,
I hope you are not arguing that cutting edge sci-fi writers should get
endowed chairs in physics on the basis of their scientific accomplishments!
Actually, I think it is only *bad* fiction writers that get the endowed chairs.
;D
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It's hypothetical reasoning. Re-read the IF statements.
Robert C
I took it to mean that:
a) scientific knowledge is the only authentic knowledge,
b) _if_ there is is knowledge in fiction, then it is scientific
knowledge (by definition), and most importantly,
c) if we fail to devise any falsifiable hypotheses from fiction, then
we've demonstrated there is no
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Perhaps what I am hearing you say Nick
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Subject: Re[2]: [FRIAM] Art is a Lie
Eric!
I think you are being too harsh
:* Monday, October 18, 2010 2:15 PM
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Perhaps what I am hearing you say Nick is that by writing fiction (and
studying it) we can uncover something meaningful about the author's
mental makeup. Just as some
A’propos Ten Best Texts as fiction. I’m sure no one at Friam holds to the
techno-barbarian view that nothing valuable can be gained from fiction. In my
opinion the important human values can be illuminated only by fiction. After
all, the King James Bible (1611) is about the best
Peter -
Well said...
and in a single short paragraph with a single eloquent quote...
- Steve
A’propos Ten Best Texts as fiction. I’m sure no one at Friam holds to
the techno-barbarian view that nothing valuable can be gained from
fiction. In my opinion the important human values can be
Steve, Peter, et al et cetera-
Art is a distillation.
Art is a concentrate.
Art helps us see the truth without the distractions.
Been writing my artist statement for a big museum show (a group of
eight of us, I am not alone) next year, and am full of Thought on this
topic. So take this as
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Art is a Lie
Peter -
Well said...
and in a single short paragraph with a single eloquent quote...
- Steve
A’propos Ten Best Texts as fiction. I’m sure no one at Friam holds to the
techno-barbarian view that nothing valuable can
17, 2010 9:10 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Art is a Lie
Peter -
Well said...
and in a single short paragraph with a single eloquent quote...
- Steve
A’propos Ten Best Texts as fiction. I’m sure no one at Friam holds
to the techno-barbarian
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