Jorge, Please continue.
Marsha At 12:37 PM 2/6/2008, Jorge wrote: > Commenting on my Post on continuity of MOQ levels (as >opposed to discrete, not continuous) Steve writes: > >"I think this project of putting the levels on a >continuum is doomed from the start because the levels >to my thinking are categorical rather than scalar." > >Steve, if your thinking is correct and MOQ levels are >categorical, as opposed to scalar, why to call them >Levels in the first place? > > Before starting exploring on the approach of Fuzzy >Sets to MOQ levels, I looked up the definitions of >level; just to make sure. The American Heritage Dict., >which, I assumed, reflects the common use of words in >the US, had the following senses: > >a.Relative position or rank on a scale: the local >level of government; studying at the graduate level. >b.A relative degree, as of achievement, intensity, or >concentration >2. A natural or proper position, place, or stage >3. Position along a vertical axis; height or depth >4. a.A horizontal line or plane at right angles to >the plumb. > b.The position or height of such a line or plane. >5.A flat, horizontal surface. >========== > >So, if in MOQ levels we don't mean "levels" in the >ordinary, common use of the word, why not to call them >something else? > > We grant to authors of fiction a free hand with words >but, when writing Philosophy, we require from them to >be careful in their choice of words. It seems to me >that using "levels" when meaning distinct categories >is an unfortunate choice; even more so if one talks >about "higher levels" dominating "lower levels". > > > > __________________________________________________________ >Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com > >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/ ************* DEFINITION of Marsha, I, me, self, myself, & etc.: Ever-changing collection of overlapping, interrelated, inorganic, biological, social and intellectual, static patterns of value. The universe is uncaused, like a net of jewels in which each is only the reflection of all the others in a fantastic interrelated harmony without end. 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/
