Re: Objects and Relations

"David BL" <davidbl_at_iinet.net.au> wrote in message news:1171843561.587419.79320_at_s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com...
> On Feb 18, 12:48 am, "Marshall" <marshall.spi..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Feb 17, 4:39 am, "JOG" <j..._at_cs.nott.ac.uk> wrote:
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>>
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>> > "It seems to be the closest fit to how the mind works"
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>> > Gah....Unghhh....<gnashing of teeth/>
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>> I know what you mean.
>>
>> The phrase "how the mind works" is high on my list
>> of signals that sets off the crank-o-meter. It's ideal
>> for the crank because it sounds super-smart and
>> it doesn't mean a goddamn thing.
>>
>> Marshall
>
> All I'm saying is that nouns are fundamental to how we think. The
> claim that "entities are illusionary" is high on my list of signals
> that sets off the crank-o-meter.
>

Entities may not be an illusion, but they are a slipperier subject than you might think:

http://www.amazon.com/Data-Reality-William-Kent/dp/1585009709/sr=1-1/qid=1171843838/ref=sr_1_1/002-5275250-5436037?ie=UTF8&s=books Received on Mon Feb 19 2007 - 01:13:58 CET