Re: Lobian Machine

From: Bruno Marchal <marchal.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:38:27 +0100

Le 30-déc.-05, à 07:08, rmiller a écrit :

> Godel was discussing sharply defined mathematical constructs,
> specifically, proof of N requires knowledge of non-N. As I'm sure you
> know, sanity is a *legal*, rather than a mathematical term. While
> this sort of logical fuzziness is probably in keeping with these
> times, I doubt if it really applies to Godel's theorem.


It does not apply to Godel's theorem, but Godel's theorem applies to
machines' discourse (certainly the lobian one) and if we are such
machines we are invited to find plausible correspondences.

...

I go now because the heat system is not working in my office. I will
answer John and Kim next year ;)

Happy New Year,

Bruno

http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/
Received on Fri Dec 30 2005 - 09:41:30 PST

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