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Πέμπτη 23 Φεβρουαρίου 2017

On Models and Myths, on Latour and Vygotsky and Voegelin, and on Mathematics

Για τον Αντώνη Σμυρναιο, πολλές απο τις σκεψεις του οποίου εμφωλεύουν εδω

1. Suppose I say

  • When people talk to me about the long history of life in earth, they are presenting me with a myth (I do not say this in order to say it is a lie. I say it in the sense that some important truth is hidden in this story. It is a story worthy to consider). Many people would be very unhappy about this. "It is not a myth. It is a model. Indeed it is a model that when strongly verified can guide us in imagining the past. It can be the secure base for any other speculation with respect to the past"
  • When people talk to me about the 3 spatial and the one temporal dimension of the world (I leave the thing simple), they are presenting me with a myth (Again, I do not say this in order to say it is a lie. I say it in the sense that some important truth is hidden in this story. It is a story worthy to consider) . Once more many people would be very unhappy about this. "It is not a myth. It is a model. Indeed it is a model that when strongly verified can guide us in imagining space and time. It can be the secure base for any other speculation with respect to the matrix where all things abide"

Παρασκευή 3 Φεβρουαρίου 2017