RE: positivism (was Re: On Geddes)

From: pdugan (pdugan@vt.edu)
Date: Fri Jul 22 2005 - 14:54:39 MDT

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>===== Original Message From p3 <rm3cpp@yahoo.com> =====
>--- Daniel Radetsky <daniel@radray.us> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:17:38 -0400
>> pdugan <pdugan@vt.edu> wrote:
>>
>> > Geddes is a holistic thinking contrarian on a list
>> dominated by reductive
>> > logical positivists. If a movie were made
>>
>> Does anyone on the list actually claim to be a
>> logical positivist?
>>
>> Daniel
>
>I claim it.
>

 Nothing wrong with positivism, or serious analysis of existential risk, or
positive logicism. A contrast of views is what makes a healthy discourse.

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