A new(?) way of looking at an old way of looking at things

Dec 16, 2007 13:31

Consider this model: the "system" S is a (propositional, I guess) description of a domain and all its happenings. There's a set of operations which are the operations of reason--call them R ( Read more... )

rationality, epistemology, system, kolmogorov complexity

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epictetus_rex December 17 2007, 06:10:43 UTC
Well, since K is uncomputable, that just about wraps it up for epistemology. ;)

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paulhope December 17 2007, 06:56:58 UTC
Rookie mistake.

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epictetus_rex December 17 2007, 07:18:38 UTC
Mistake? What do you mean? This is the most important result in epistemology ever! A meta-proof of the nonprovability of epistemological positions? GOLD!! PUBLISH that motherfucker!

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doclabyrinth December 17 2007, 20:05:42 UTC
and not a moment too soon!

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paulhope December 17 2007, 20:12:34 UTC
Whoah, way to make another snipe at epistemology? what's with this grudge?

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doclabyrinth December 17 2007, 20:21:03 UTC
not so much a grudge; let's call it a playful rivalry.

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anosognosia December 18 2007, 11:34:58 UTC
Epistemology ftw. Grr.

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