[lit-ideas] "As If", "Like", And Other Eye-Openers

In a message dated 3/20/2009 11:09:05 A.M.  Eastern Daylight Time, 
donalmcevoyuk@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
--- On Thu, 12/3/09,  Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx <Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks. Now for  the  logical form! It seems resonant
> of "Not!" 

Its logical  form is, more precisely, "Not possible" (cf. KR Popper "The 'As 
If' As A Logical  Conditional In Ordinary and Mathematical Language" in 
'Collected  Ramblings').

Donal
London
----  


I'm working on Popper's, currently, notion of 'eigenaupfenuner', or  
eye-opener.
 
He notes that in California (he visited in 1957) 'as if' is used like  
'like', to 'open-the-eye':
 
           He dresses as  if he is a girl
           He is like a  girl
 
He uses other examples from theoretical physics but they do not seem as  
relevant.
JLS
 
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