esoteric and highly formalized rules

Sat Apr 19 15:10:48 UTC 1997

> It *is* possible to show that questions are derived from statements, in
> certain frameworks.
> Dave Gohre

Dave, that's about like saying that humans are derived (or descended) from monkeys.  I mean, even in theories that derive structures synchronically from other structures.   I'm not sure what the right analogy would be for functionalists.  Maybe like saying that humans are derived from dinosaurs.

Jon

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