Re: [FRIAM] Can empirical discoveries be mathematical?

Please allow me to try to make things worse, if I can. I worry that I may be partly responsible for the origin of this thread, in my jabs at the analytical philosophers, who I think are responsible for…. No, wait; I won’t start that again. In any case, I read Nick’s post as a good-faith effort

Re: [FRIAM] Liberal dilemmas

And vampire bats. It's called social capitol. n Nick Thompson thompnicks...@gmail.com https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ From: Friam On Behalf Of David Eric Smith Sent: Friday, September 3, 2021 10:2

Re: [FRIAM] Can empirical discoveries be mathematical?

EricS, I have read this through once and dare only to say what a remarkable bit of work it is and how grateful I am to you for it. I will study on it. I suggest you put it in a file some where where it will be handy. I hope others more qualified than I will comment. Nick

Re: [FRIAM] Can empirical discoveries be mathematical?

Nick, Reuben Hersh gave me a small book on Lie groups. I would be happy to help you read it. Alternatively, John Baez has a chapter on the topic in his book Gauge Fields, Knots and Gravity. The latter is a much briefer presentation. Same offer. Frank --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz

Re: [FRIAM] Can empirical discoveries be mathematical?

Hi, Frank, Perhaps when I get back. Mid Oct, it’s looking like. I just spent a whole day unable to reach the net because my vpn was in need of repair. Ugh! N Nick Thompson thompnicks...@gmail.com

Re: [FRIAM] Can empirical discoveries be mathematical?

That’s good — it means you didn’t put your legs through the sleeves. Sent from my iPad > On Sep 3, 2021, at 8:39 PM, thompnicks...@gmail.com wrote: > > No. I never managed upside down - . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. . .-. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9