Re: Why Objective Values Exist

2007-08-30 Thread marc . geddes
On Aug 30, 1:37 am, Bruno Marchal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Le 29-août-07, à 12:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > > > Any scientific theory (including Darwin's) *is* more accurate when > > expressed in mathematical notation. You *can* draw a clear > > distinction between the language used to

Re: Why Objective Values Exist

2007-08-30 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 29-août-07, à 23:11, Brent Meeker a écrit : > > Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> Le 29-août-07, à 02:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : >> >>> I *don't* think that mathematical >>> properties are properties of our *descriptions* of the things. I >>> think they are properties *of the thing itself*. >>

Re: Why Objective Values Exist

2007-08-30 Thread Brent Meeker
Bruno Marchal wrote: > > Le 29-août-07, à 23:11, Brent Meeker a écrit : > >> Bruno Marchal wrote: >>> Le 29-août-07, à 02:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : >>> I *don't* think that mathematical properties are properties of our *descriptions* of the things. I think they are properti

Re: Why Objective Values Exist

2007-08-30 Thread marc . geddes
On Aug 31, 6:21 am, Brent Meeker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > Le 29-août-07, à 23:11, Brent Meeker a écrit : > > >> Bruno Marchal wrote: > >>> Le 29-août-07, à 02:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > > I *don't* think that mathematical > properties are propertie