From jjllambias@hotmail.com Fri Mar 3 08:37:58 2000 X-Digest-Num: 382 Message-ID: <44114.382.2162.959273826@eGroups.com> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 08:37:58 PST From: "Jorge Llambias" Subject: Re: The Quine challenge la stivn cusku di'e >I don't see how the problem would have a different solution. >"Precludes" is a symmetric relationship. It depends how you interpret it. John interpreted in two different ways in his example. With one interpretation, saying "mambersip in club A is compatible with membership in any other club" and "membership in club B precludes membership in any other club" are contradictory. With the other interpretation they are not. >Membership in A precludes membership in B certainly does imply that >membership in B precludes membership in A. Certainly in practice. But a rule of club A precluding its members from being members of club B does not entail that there be a rule in club B precluding its members from being members of club A. Even if in practice they couldn't be members of A because of A's rules. What is not clear to me is whether the "definition" talks about practical or normative preclusion. co'o mi'e xorxes ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com