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my much less informed take on this topic: I considered "why?", "what?", and "how to?" by thinking the types of answers: 'what' expects an answer of a name, or
by BSEdlMMldESB 3y ago
my much less informed take on this topic:
I considered "why?", "what?", and "how to?" by thinking the types of answers:
'what' expects an answer of a name, or reference.
'how' expects an answer of a recipe, like an algorithm possibly
'why' is more complicated, it involves intention. to keep it simple (and short), it's a mix of both of the above, but I provide no references nor bibliography; and quite honestly, I didn't even read through that whole 14-17 minute long article. at a glance, I am saying something roughly similar, but without knowing about all those academic erudites, and without invoking such arcane terminology as "teleological"
- polarix 3y agoPurpose is a really helpful way of organizing thought about the world. But “purposeful” does not mean “having to do with the concept of purpose”, so “teleological” ends up being a pretty useful word. Despite the smell of old books it carries.
- _a_a_a_ 3y ago> 'what' expects an answer of a name, or reference. that's a 'who'
- BSEdlMMldESB 3y agocounter example: what is this website called? you're telling me Hacker News is a who?