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It may not matter if you start from good first principles or bad ones. Deriving a system from logical reasoning seems to always fall short in reality. (At lea
by fouc 8y ago
It may not matter if you start from good first principles or bad ones. Deriving a system from logical reasoning seems to always fall short in reality.
(At least for natural languages as opposed to something like mathematics).
- averros 8y agoGhm. Mathematics and sciences are rather successful in reality. Natural language can be used in a rather rigid and formal manner - and mathematical language can be used carelessly and in error. (In fact, using natural language carefully may be preferable to playing with formal symbols - as it makes gaffes and logical gaps more visible to the readers.)