Thanks! If I have enough time (and paper in the printer :) I will give it a go --- since I seem to have unfortunately lost interest in finishing BOI after the (in)famous "Why are flowers beautiful?" chapter.
On 23 September 2013 13:37, Russell Standish <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 01:14:13PM +1200, LizR wrote: > > That sounds potentially interesting. I too have stalled at point 8 (I > think > > - the MGA, anyway). > > > > Would it be http://arxiv.org/pdf/1306.0159v2.pdf > > > > Well, whether it is or not, that looks worth a read, if I can get my head > > around it. > > Yes - that's the one. I'd post a summary, except I'm still reading > it. He says much the same sorts of things I've been saying on the > topic, although far better reasoned and written that anything I've > done. There are some differences too, which I'm trying to get my head > around understanding. He apologises for it being so long, but he does > make contact with much of the other philosophical literature out there > in a way that I'm too impatient to do. He even addresses John Clark's > infamous "cuckoo clocks and roulette wheels" objection :). > > More to say on the topic later (I hope :). > > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) > Principal, High Performance Coders > Visiting Professor of Mathematics [email protected] > University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
