[lit-ideas] Re: Philosophical points
- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:32:44 +0700
Robert Paul wrote:
"I think that the principle of charity should be applied to ... "
I probably have not been as charitable as I should be. So let me try
again: If 'All men are mortal' means nothing more than 'every man will
someday die' then the sentence strikes me as being fundamental for
some parts of the actuarial sciences, ergo it has at least one context
where it is scientific.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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