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You would also notice that all people in the paintings have two legs, two arms, and two eyes, and yet this knowledge would not help you understand Napoleonic Wa
by jhgb 5y ago
You would also notice that all people in the paintings have two legs, two arms, and two eyes, and yet this knowledge would not help you understand Napoleonic Wars, or to predict the outcome of the war from the initial conditions, or anything like that. So the knowledge that people in the paintings have two legs, two arms, two eyes and two genders doesn't necessarily have to be vital for understanding Napoleonic Wars unless you find some strong evidence that it is.
- pasabagi 5y ago> all people All people. That's the point. All the people have two arms[0], legs, and eyes. Half the people are wearing big dresses, the other half are wearing funny-shaped hats and tight white trousers. The alien anthropologist would assume, rightly, that the first sentence is just how people look, and the second is marking some important social distinction. Since wars are fought over social distinctions, and their conduct is largely guided by social distinctions (who fights, etc), the most obvious distinctions would seem to be relevant. [0]: except Nelson.
- bryanrasmussen 5y agohey, that guy with the one arm must be pretty important!