From sentto-44114-2189-mark=kli.org@returns.onelist.com Sat Mar 04 01:33:19 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: shoulson-kli@meson.org Received: (qmail 30382 invoked from network); 4 Mar 2000 01:33:18 -0000 Received: from zash.lupine.org (205.186.156.18) by pi.meson.org with SMTP; 4 Mar 2000 01:33:18 -0000 Received: (qmail 2708 invoked by uid 40001); 4 Mar 2000 01:33:21 -0000 Delivered-To: kli-mark@kli.org Received: (qmail 2705 invoked from network); 4 Mar 2000 01:33:20 -0000 Received: from fj.egroups.com (208.50.144.72) by zash.lupine.org with SMTP; 4 Mar 2000 01:33:20 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-44114-2189-mark=kli.org@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.10.35] by fj.egroups.com with NNFMP; 04 Mar 2000 01:33:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 17721 invoked from network); 4 Mar 2000 01:33:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 4 Mar 2000 01:33:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO locke.ccil.org) (192.190.237.102) by mta2.onelist.org with SMTP; 4 Mar 2000 01:33:19 -0000 Received: (from cowan@localhost) by locke.ccil.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA29431 for lojban@onelist.com; Fri, 3 Mar 2000 20:57:05 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200003040157.UAA29431@locke.ccil.org> To: lojban@onelist.com In-Reply-To: <90.16a0cd4.25f1be76@aol.com> from "pycyn@aol.com" at Mar 3, 0 08:18:46 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list lojban@onelist.com; contact lojban-owner@onelist.com Delivered-To: mailing list lojban@onelist.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 20:57:04 -0500 (EST) X-eGroups-From: John Cowan From: John Cowan Subject: Re: [lojban] etc. = mass, apparently Addendum Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: John Cowan pycyn@aol.com scripsit: > I assume the ethnic slur about Scots has to do with the actually Italian > custom of making (and selling!) cigars made out of the butts of other cigars. Actually, I don't really know. > The answer has to be indefinite, The canonical answer is "Any given number", which is pretty indefinite, indeed. > As for gavagai, until we decide how little is needed to classify as gavagai, > we still have to go with indefinites, but I assume that anywhere from 1 (all > four rabbits clearly qualify as a single manifestation in Malinowski's > description of Trobrianders) [...] I think two things are getting merged here: the Trobriander's Mr. Rabbit, and Quine's gavagai, which is defined as "sundry [logically] detached rabbit parts." These two concepts may have had a common origin, but are now distinct. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 0.0% Intro APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! http://click.egroups.com/1/975/1/_/17627/_/952133600/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com