On Wed, 2006-08-16 at 19:10 +0530, Nagarjuna G. wrote: > I wish to add something here, something I learned in my graduate > courses in Philosophy some 12 years ago. There is an expression > called 'evening star', and another called 'morning star'. They both > refer to the same thing, namely the planet, venus. Since this object > appears first to the naked eye, and is very bright that can be seen > even before dark, it is called by this name. The expressions have > different meanings, but the same reference. But the name 'Planet > Venus' clarifies that it is not a star, but planet, and the notiion of > what astronomical objects are planet are well defined. >
Totally off-topic but couldn't resist this - 'Planet' is being redefined :) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/16/us/16pluto.html?ex=1313380800&en=9f67892e4376a349&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss -gabin -- When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kind of dogmas or goals, it's always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt. -Robert T. Pirsig -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
