Quoting Platt Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi Platt -- > > > > > A dictionary definition of a word constitutes empirical evidence? > > > That apparently means empirical evidence now includes what is > > > cited by an authority -- a very shaky interpretation of empiricism > > > it seems to me. The physical senses upon which empiricism rests > > > do not observe word meanings. > > > > I think you are being excessively analytical. A dictionary definition is no > > more an "authority" than the alphabet is. > > The alphabet is an "authority?" That news to me. I always considered an > authority to be the considered judgment of an individual or group.
Oops. Seems I misread what you said. You do not claim the alphabet is an authority as my response implied. Quite the opposite. However, I do say that a dictionary definition is an authority on the meaning of words. Different authorities (dictionaries) come up with different definitions. Best regards, Plart ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
