John said: > I am honestly trying to be non-pedantic here Krimel, but "Concepts are > static" and "conceptual systems are organic; they change and grow" > contradict. Unless "concepts" are completely different than "conceptual > systems", which doesn't make any sense to me seeing as how every concept > includes some systemic matrix for meaning and every conceptual system is also > a concept, in and of itself.
Krimel replied: > Concepts are relatively simple, like words. Conceptual systems are more like > words combined into sentences and larger patterns of meaning. Conceptual > systems can be formal even hierarchical like the periodic table or biological > taxonomy. But more often than not they are just networks of ideas and > patterns of association. As in; "red" is a concept I associate with roses and > apples and cherries and fire trucks. dmb says:Hmmm. It's interesting to watch you do this to somebody else, Krimel. John has asked you about the apparent contradiction in your claim that concepts are static while conceptual systems change and grow and yet your reply does not address this contradiction. Your reply isn't even relevant to his question. Even if I pretend it's not an answer to any question but just take it as a statement, it still makes no sense. I mean, isn't it true that all concepts exist within a larger conceptual web? Concepts, even the simplest concepts, can only have meaning within a larger context. John was making this same point but that objection didn't have any impact on your reply either. To call your answer "lame" would be too generous. This answer is less than weak. It's non-existent. _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290 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/
