[FRIAM] The Weil Conjectures

2019-11-06 Thread Nick Thompson
Hi, Frank, Last Thursday, in order to stir up a conversation amongst the mathematicians and the humanists, I forwarded the attached to the FRIAM list. It is a book about the intellectual/emotional relationship between the two siblings, the mathematician Andre Weil, and his sister Simone. Whe

Re: [FRIAM] The Weil Conjectures

2019-11-06 Thread glen
Heh. I got it, and have opinions. But since you addressed it directly to the meatspace, I didn't express those. On November 6, 2019 12:27:31 PM PST, Nick Thompson wrote: >Hi, Frank, > > > >Last Thursday, in order to stir up a conversation amongst the >mathematicians >and the humanists, I forw

Re: [FRIAM] The Weil Conjectures

2019-11-06 Thread Merle Lefkoff
I read the e-mail, was excited, and have followed up. Thank you Nick. FRIAM may be interested to know that our Center for Emergent Diplomacy has pulled together a group of Complexity scientists to meet with high-level guests in Stockholm in early December. The purpose of the Colloquium is to sha

Re: [FRIAM] capitalism vs. individualism

2019-11-06 Thread Steven A Smith
I feel trepidatious to even try to weigh in here, but try I shall (unless I delete my attempt before I ).   I agree with Glen's point about the author conflating "C" with little "c" capitalism.   I am a reformed Capitalist who continues to practice capitalism on a daily basis, though not always *p

Re: [FRIAM] capitalism vs. individualism

2019-11-06 Thread Prof David West
As a card carrying Hermeneutic (postmodernism historically derives from the Hermeneutics of Heidegger and his student Gadamer) the flaws of the article arise from the assertion that Capitalism is/has/embodies some kind of Truth and therefore un/non/anti-Truth will kill it. From the viewpoint of