From sbelknap@UIC.EDU Wed Mar 05 04:16:33 2003 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_6_1); 5 Mar 2003 12:16:33 -0000 Received: (qmail 60388 invoked from network); 5 Mar 2003 12:16:32 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m8.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 5 Mar 2003 12:16:32 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 5 Mar 2003 12:16:32 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.12) id 18qXp2-0004JF-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Wed, 05 Mar 2003 04:16:32 -0800 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 18qXow-0004Iw-00; Wed, 05 Mar 2003 04:16:26 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 05 Mar 2003 04:16:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from larch.cc.uic.edu ([128.248.155.164]) by digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.12) id 18qXoq-0004In-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Wed, 05 Mar 2003 04:16:20 -0800 Received: (qmail 4625 invoked from network); 5 Mar 2003 06:16:18 -0600 Received: from dial0-035.dialin.uic.edu (HELO uic.edu) (128.248.170.68) by larch.cc.uic.edu with SMTP; 5 Mar 2003 06:16:18 -0600 Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 06:16:16 -0600 Subject: [lojban] Re: Any (was: Nick will be with you shortly) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v551) Cc: lojban-list@lojban.org To: jcowan@reutershealth.com In-Reply-To: <200303031432.JAA04661@mail.reutershealth.com> Message-Id: <43AFBD22-4F04-11D7-9E68-000393629ED4@uic.edu> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.551) X-archive-position: 4349 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: sbelknap@uic.edu Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list From: Steven Belknap Reply-To: sbelknap@uic.edu X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=810567 On Monday, March 3, 2003, at 08:34 AM, John Cowan wrote: > Steven Belknap scripsit: > >> Perhaps I have misunderstood. I have interpreted your use of the >> word=20 >> "typical" to refer to a device or rule that can be used to inspect >> any=20= >> >> given instance of a lion and determine whether or not it is >> "typical".=20= > > No: "lo'e cinfo" is a metaphysical construct which has those and > only those properties typical of actual lions. I think I get it. is about properties typical of actual lions and not actual properties of typical lions. -Steven