SUO: Re: Re: Question about Example in KR Book
----- Original Message -----
From: "John F. Sowa" <sowa@bestweb.net>
To: "Tom Johnston" <tjohnston@acm.org>
Cc: <cg@cs.uah.edu>; "SUO" <standard-upper-ontology@ieee.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 10:04
Subject: SUO: Re: Question about Example in KR Book
Sowa:> The crucial point I wanted to make is that all successful engineers
> and car drivers make predictions about the future that they are
> willing to stake their lives on.
So, from 'Y is willing to die for his belief that P', we are to conclude 'P
is true'?
>As long as you acknowledge that
> point, I don't really care whether you label it moderate nominalism
> or moderate realism.
>
I should call it neither. I suppose that unsuccessful engineers and drivers
also 'make predictions about the future that they are willing to stake their
lives on' - in your sense. The crucial question is: what's the difference?
Jay
> John
>