> To whom it may concern, > > This is what I refer to as "there's a hole in my metaphysics". > Every metaphysics has one - a starting point, something at least > ineffable at it's boundary / foundation / core. > > "Assumption" is a loaded pejorative word in rhetorical exchanges, and > Platt is good at those ;-) But for those discussing the recent edition > of in our time - interesting to note that even Newton's famous "laws" > are strictly axioms stated without evidence or proof of any kind. > > Galilleo the builder without foundations, etc. Kepler too. A lot of > this is quoted behind Nick Maxwell's drive to get even science to > recognise that its foundations are much more flimsy than its > empricist, objectivist obsession would suggest. > > Ian
Flimsy indeed. Well said. Platt 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/
