[FRIAM] recap on Rosen

[Russell Standish]

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 07:06:34AM -0700, glen e. p. ropella wrote:
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> Russell Standish wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 08:55:29PM +0200, Günther Greindl wrote:
> >> But, as said above, it seems that RR defines mechanism differently. This 
> >> is of course very unfortunate, as it will have people talking past each 
> >> other. Unfortunate also because mechanism is indeed a word which can be 
> >> given a precise, mathematical meaning.
> >>
> > 
> > Is this in fact the case?
> 
> Which part?  Are you asking whether it's true that Rosen uses a peculiar
> definition of "mechanism"?  Or are you asking whether or not the normal
>  use of "mechanism" can be given a precise, mathematical meaning?

The former, and I mean whether his definition is inequivalent to the
usual computer science meaning, not that he expesses the usual concept
in a peculiar way.

> 
> > When I read "What is Life",
> 
> Surely you mean "Life Itself"?  "What is Life" is a book by Schrödinger.
> 

Yes, sorry - its been a few years :(

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