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>From: lehman_ds@lrc.edu
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Subject: Re: Table-lookup Chinese speaker
Message-ID: <1992Feb2.165223.183@lrc.edu>
Date: 2 Feb 92 21:52:23 GMT
References: <1992Jan22.045102.20148@milton.u.washington.edu> <1992Jan22.103309.7900@husc3.harvard.edu> <1992Jan23.092920.146@lrc.edu> <1992Jan24.030419.7990@husc3.harvard.edu>
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In article <1992Jan24.030419.7990@husc3.harvard.edu>, zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny) writes:
> In article <1992Jan23.092920.146@lrc.edu> lehman_ds@lrc.edu writes:
> 
>>In article <1992Jan22.103309.7900@husc3.harvard.edu>, 
>>zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny) writes:
> 
>>> In article <1992Jan22.045102.20148@milton.u.washington.edu> 
>>> forbis@milton.u.washington.edu (Gary Forbis) writes:
> 
>>>>In article <1992Jan21.182524.7880@husc3.harvard.edu> 
>>>>zeleny@widder.harvard.edu (Mikhail Zeleny) writes:
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> MZ:
>>>>>   [.....]
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> GF:
>>>>    [.....]
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> MZ:
>>>     [.....]
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> GF:
>>      [.....]
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> (97 lines of quoted material omitted)
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> DF:
>>    The problem with saying it should be obvious to anyone who reflects upon
>>the notion only tells me you are pulling out of the air.  I have not seen an
>>argument yet from the rationalist view point that has not been refuted by
>>empirists.  We no longer are talking about the same subject.  We now start
>>arguing about a priori and a postori(sp) knowledge.  If you can prove we
>>have a priori knowledge I might consider your argument.
> 
> If I felt less charitable, I might have noted that your not seeing "an
> argument yet from the rationalist view point that has not been refuted by
> empirists" (are those latter the empire-builders? how good to meet another
> Boris Vian fan!) constitutes rather negligible evidence that no such
> arguments exist; I might even have given full rein to my evil impulses,
> gleefully returning tit for tat your arrogant presumption that I would be
> compelled to jump through philosophical hoops just so that you "might
> consider" my argument.  Since I feel benevolent, I'll limit myself to an
> observation that logic and mathematics are a priori, while computer text
> editing is a posteriori.  Even if you can't appreciate the former, you
> might benefit from learning the latter.  Do it.
> 
>>    Drew Lehman
>>    Lehman_ds@lrc.edu
> 
> 
> `'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
> : Qu'est-ce qui est bien?  Qu'est-ce qui est laid?         Harvard   :
> : Qu'est-ce qui est grand, fort, faible...                 doesn't   :
> : Connais pas! Connais pas!                                 think    :
> :                                                             so     :
> : Mikhail Zeleny                                                     :
> : 872 Massachusetts Ave., Apt. 707                                   :
> : Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139           (617) 661-8151            :
> : email zeleny@zariski.harvard.edu or zeleny@HUMA1.BITNET            :
> :                                                                    :
> '`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`
  This is rather amusing since in the first 3 weeks of my intro to
philosphy we pushed aside exactly those 2 argumrents of a priori knowledge.
I'm sorry, but I do not feel either of those examples comclude a priori
knowledge, if you wish to discuss this with I will be happy to do so via
mail and avoid everyone from reading lots of information they could care less
about..unlees someone would like to see this discussed
   Drew Lehman
   Lehman_ds@lrc.edu


