tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post4941697726287626416..comments2024-03-27T05:47:21.295-07:00Comments on Ayn Rand Contra Human Nature: Understanding Objectivist Jargon Pt 9: "Conceptual Common Denominator"Daniel Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-76440980497778540852011-08-21T03:08:40.476-07:002011-08-21T03:08:40.476-07:00Hi Scott,
Yes, why not? Will give it a crack.Hi Scott, <br /><br />Yes, why not? Will give it a crack.Daniel Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-27450526804413237292011-08-20T14:29:51.377-07:002011-08-20T14:29:51.377-07:00what about the phrase "anti life,anti-man,ant...what about the phrase "anti life,anti-man,anti-mind,anti-reason,anti-reality" or some equivalent?Scott Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03170603354174159492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-67889229047279168082007-09-21T08:03:00.000-07:002007-09-21T08:03:00.000-07:00Has anybody heard of Jeff Hawkins and his Numenta ...Has anybody heard of Jeff Hawkins and his Numenta company?<BR/><BR/>He has some TED talks (go to TED website or youtube). His company website 'Numenta' also has white papers and software. He is making real progress in how the brain might detect and predict sensory information.<BR/><BR/>I highly recommend those interested in how the mind works to check out his ideas. I wonder what Binswanger and other objectivists think of such ideas? My experience in the objectivist movement leads me to beleive they would be highly criticial of such attempts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-44969556804735588562007-09-21T07:57:00.000-07:002007-09-21T07:57:00.000-07:00I've spent untold hours trying to convert the prec...I've spent untold hours trying to convert the precise sounding CCD into a computer language for A.I. applications. I stared at her definition of CCD trying to extract every possible meaning. And really when you move beyond tables it leads nowhere. It doesn't even handle tables.<BR/><BR/>In the end it is profound sounding collection of words that can make the one think that words and concepts are now mathamtically precise. But this really isn't the case. She just means "similarity" as this website points out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-79836547887809030302007-07-21T08:50:00.000-07:002007-07-21T08:50:00.000-07:00Of course this is about similarity. But as Thomas...Of course this is about similarity. But as Thomas explains it, her project is to analyze similarity further:<BR/><BR/>"Rand’s solution is to provide a refinement of the theory of similarity. Baldly,<BR/>the idea of similarity is simply that while no existents are identical in all respects, some<BR/>things are just plain similar to each other. Without an account of what similarity consists in,<BR/>it is not a satisfactory basis for a theory of objectivity. Rand’s refinement is to define similarity in terms of relative quantitative (or in-principle<BR/>quantifiable) proximity along some dimension(s). Thus in Rand’s theory, similarity is not<BR/>brute or mysterious fact, it is a precise and objective relation among the characteristics of<BR/>existents."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-27452304733750655692007-05-12T05:24:00.000-07:002007-05-12T05:24:00.000-07:00Here is another I've seen a couple of times: "pass...Here is another I've seen a couple of times: "passionate valuer." It may describe any Objectivist. <BR/><BR/>Also, it is used to describe Rand. Since according to Peikoff the only negative thing you can say about Rand is that she got angry at times, the Objectivist can respond that Rand's anger should be understood in the context of her valuing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-76050056241479575992007-05-12T03:14:00.000-07:002007-05-12T03:14:00.000-07:00"Anti-concept" is by its definition itself an anti..."Anti-concept" is by its definition itself an anti-concept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-51878190668765196352007-05-11T20:06:00.000-07:002007-05-11T20:06:00.000-07:00Neil:>BTW, another piece of Objectivist lingo is t...Neil:<BR/>>BTW, another piece of Objectivist lingo is the "anti-concept," the meaning of which I've never been quite clear on.<BR/><BR/>Our team of specially trained ARCHN analysts are on the case...Daniel Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-75103710750847463822007-05-11T14:46:00.000-07:002007-05-11T14:46:00.000-07:00I know I've said this before, but it's been 40 yea...I know I've said this before, but it's been 40 years since ITOE and I don't think we've moved beyond chairs and tables.<BR/><BR/>BTW, another piece of Objectivist lingo is the "anti-concept," the meaning of which I've never been quite clear on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-12773085340021369112007-05-10T16:54:00.000-07:002007-05-10T16:54:00.000-07:00Thank you very much anon, it's comments like this ...Thank you very much anon, it's comments like this that make running this site worthwhile.Daniel Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359277853862225286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196034.post-83186765541485617872007-05-10T15:51:00.000-07:002007-05-10T15:51:00.000-07:00It’s amazing that at one time this (objectivism) w...It’s amazing that at one time this (objectivism) was all so profound to me. Thanks so much for all the posts and all the thoughtful conversation. Keep up the great work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com