[Wittrs] Re: Following a rule
- From: "jrstern" <jrstern@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:13:47 -0000
--- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "iro3isdx" <xznwrjnk-evca@...> wrote:
>
> > If LW tells us rule explanations are insufficient for how
> > Johnny extends the sequence 2,4,6 ..., just why would it
> > be any better for a machine?
...
> It is my impression that Wittgenstein was mainly concerned with
> the question if discerning what is the rule, or what "following
> the rule" amounts to. That is generally a problem with rule
> following in language, in sports such as football or baseball,
> and generally in every day activities that we consider to be rule
> following.
So, LW goes through a lot, to teach us how to see, and not to assume,
yada yada. Here's the thing. What if you *do* follow a rule, that
everyone can see, then what?
Josh
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