It's an example of referential opacity. -----Original Message----- From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of glen Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 3:33 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Tautologies and other forms of circular reasoning.
Nicholas Thompson wrote at 04/17/2013 02:22 PM: > In short, referential opacity BAD; referential transparency GOOD. Are we > on the same page here, or are the values flipped in compsci. Depends on who "we" is. In some contexts, it's bad. In some, it's good. -- =><= glen e. p. ropella Neolithic fear is such a motivating factory. ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
