Good lord man, it is still morning! Russ, Yours was a completely satisfying answer! At least in so much as it showed how the sweater example would be treated within one system of dealing with emergence. Yet, it cannot completely satisfy my inquiry, because the original was not about any particular individual's way of thinking about things, but about the breadth of established ways. I am hoping that additional answers (such as that given by Glen) will appear, that I may better understand (read, be able to describe in my own terms) how such a mundane example is handled by different systems. In particular, I ask the question publicly, because I am interested in other people's understanding of the alternatives.
Eric P.S. I feel guilty already. I'm trying hard not to post more than once a day on any of my lists and already I am up to four on this one! Let no one else feel slighted if their post does not receive a reply until some time tomorrow, maybe even Sunday. Rest assured that I am reading them throughtout the day and dwelling upon them. On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 12:03 PM, Russ Abbott <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Eric, > >I took your initial question as having been asked in good faith. And I answered in good faith. It seems to me that you owe me a response to my answer. Did it satisfy your question? If not, why not? > >-- Russ A > > > > >>On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:58 AM, ERIC P. CHARLES <<#>> wrote: > > >>Thus spoke Glen: > > >"Just to be clear, you're asking for (at least one of) us to simulate what >(some or all of) the authors in Bedau & Humphreys would say about whether >or not the sweater emerges from the thread? I.e. you are NOT asking for OUR >opinions. " > > >Yeah, that was the idea! >Regarding Rosen: I am intrigued >that the answer was entirely in terms of the cause, rather than the entity >itself. > >Thanks! > >Eric > > > >============================================================ > >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> > > > > > ============================================================ >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 > Eric Charles Professional Student and Assistant Professor of Psychology Penn State University Altoona, PA 16601
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