cbo@utai.UUCP (Calvin Bruce Ostrum) (10/03/86)
| >From: john@bcsaic.UUCP (john boose) | Metaphysical Scepticism. | A. Hume. Metaphysical knowledge impossible. | B. Carnap, Ayer. Metaphysical statements meaningless. | C. Wittgenstein. Metaphysical problems due to misuse of language. | D. ? ? Pretty good for the back of a cereal box. Keeping in historical line, how about: D: Putnam. Metaphysical realism is rendered incoherent by the Lowenheim Skolem theorem, since truth is just ideal rational acceptability. | "The arrdvark knows what he knows, and that's it." | John Boose, Knowledge Systems Laboratory, Boeing Computer Services Unfortunately, only one of these readings is correct: (x) if A knows x then A knows x (x) if A knows x then A knows `A knows x' Calvin Bruce Ostrum, University of Toronto Department of Computer Science uucp: {ihnp4 decwrl utzoo uw-beaver decvax allegra linus}!utcsri!utai!cbo arpa: cbo%toronto@csnet-relay csnet: cbo@toronto