[Wittrs] Re: The Meaning of Knowing Meanings
- From: Gordon Swobe <gts_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:27:06 -0700 (PDT)
--- On Wed, 4/14/10, SWM <wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2) Syntax does not cause semantics (because it neither
> underlies instances of semantics, as molecules of H2O
> underlie water's wetness, nor does it do anything that
> brings semantics into existence).
>
> I have agreed, many times, that the first reading looks to
> me to be true while the second reading, which is precisely
> what is in question in the CRA, does not.
So show us how knowing only the shape of a symbol reveals its meaning.
You can't.
But you sure do write a lot!
-gts
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