[FRIAM] we are lost

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What do categories want?

 

More than one example that actually fits. 

 

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Sarbajit Roy
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:47 AM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] we are lost

 

Actually these "valuable" Roman objects are the subject of some theories about their function

PDF attached

 

On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 6:42 PM Roger Critchlow <rec at elf.org <mailto:rec at elf.org> > wrote:

I'm 3d printing so I googled up dodecahedron to find a set of coordinates.

 

Google told me that people also ask:

 

  What is the purpose of the dodecahedron?

 

So, not only do we attribute teleology to inanimate objects, weather, animals, and people, but also to the platonic solids.  Which probably leads to:

 

  What do categories want?

 

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