Hi J Just when I thought it was time to give up, you came through with that thought provoking post!! :) I left my copy of the math book at the office today so...
b oates
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Oct 4, 2001 11:41 pm
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Omar Rumi wrote: <<In this regard, the present division between pure and applied in the various disciplines is suggestive, and perhaps is in some manner ...
Robert (Bob) E. Taylor
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Oct 6, 2001 4:47 pm
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... From: b oates Thursday, October 04, 2001 6:41 PM Hi J [Snip] Some interpretors say that Klein argues that Plato and Aristotle agree in one sense concerning...
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Oct 9, 2001 7:20 pm
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J Great, let us try to find out. I am out of town for a few days, going to Florida. When I return, I will try to move further into chapter 3; unless you feel...
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Oct 10, 2001 1:12 pm
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Comments interspersed ... From: Robert (Bob) E. Saturday, October 06, 2001 11:47 AM [snip] <<On page 22 Klein quotes Philebus 56D, Socrates: "The distinction...
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Oct 10, 2001 6:39 pm
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Good Evening All, My previous message perhaps did not make clear that I was attempting not to express my own ideas but, as best I could, those of Klein and his...
"Robert (Bob) Eldon Taylor" mentions two points which recur: 1. Sequence It appears that both the letters of the various alphabets and the numbers are passed...
Omar Rumi and All, Omar makes some very interesting points which, if nothing else, illustrate the difficulties of communicating even among such clever and ...
I apologise in advance for the slightly grumbling, but mainly confused, tone of what follows. I am puzzled about where we are in this discussion, whether in...
Hi Dick and Kleingroup Although one could look under various rocks to find causes and point fingers, I like your positive "suggestion" of taking turns...
a: yes b: yes Note: I will be gone until Monday, October 29. Thanks, Eddie Thomas thomas_e@......
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Oct 24, 2001 3:00 pm
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Dear List Members, I am now free to devote some time to this topic. I don't understand the issue you are voting on. I would love to hear from some of the...
Like J I am somewhat confused by all this. Either open or closed is fine but surely we have closed things enough by a self-selection process of only admitting...
In a message dated 10/21/01 Bob Taylor concluded. <<In conclusion let me say that Omar makes several assertions which I do not think can be sustained, but...
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Oct 29, 2001 8:00 pm
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A quick look at pp. 206 - 211 with Mr. Klein's last sentence of the book demonstrates that Mr. Kalmar is, in deed, in the right conversation. J ... From:...
Tomas Kalmar, J William Keyser, All, In a previous episode, I said: <<In conclusion let me say that Omar makes several assertions which I do not think can be...
Dear Bob, Whether you are imagining cue balls or addressing periods on your monitor or deer in the field you are able to judge if you have counted well or...
J W Keyser and All, Bob Taylor wrote: <<And if we cannot distinguish them, how do we count them? If we are counting horses in a pasture or pennies on the...
Hello again I hope to move along through the book at a faster pace over the next while by skimming the surface. We can then perhaps get a general perspective...
Some members of the Klein list may find the following announcement of interest. Lancelot Fletcher list owner "What is the algorithm that runs our Universe?" ...
Hello all I would like to take another step in slow-reading Klein's book on math. I will be reviving the archives for myself and then trying to see if we can ...
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