Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science

From: Lester Zick (lesterDELzick_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 03/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:33:45 GMT

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:49:16 +0100, Giuseppe Bilotta
<bilotta78@hotpop.com> in comp.ai.philosophy wrote:

>Lester Zick wrote:
>> It's not so much circular, Daryl, as not a definition.
>
>What is a definition?

A list of predicates stated in relation to one another. In the case of
the term infinite the only predicate is specific lack of definition.
Things defined as infinite lack some specific character in certain
respects which have certain implications for operations or other
circumstances specified in terms of that specific character..

Regards - Lester

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