From: Fred Moseley (fmoseley@MTHOLYOKE.EDU)
Date: Sat Jul 14 2007 - 22:21:55 EDT
Quoting glevy@PRATT.EDU: >>>> Would it be accurate to say that equality is QUANTITATIVE and > equivalence may not be quantitative? <<< > > Hi Fred: > > No. Equality has both qualitative and quantitative dimensions. > Equality in the context of this discussion should not be taken to mean > merely an equal sign (=) in an equation. > > Of course I don't have the references in front of me, but it might be > interesting from a history of thought perspective to (re-)examine what > Hegel wrote on the distinction between equality and equivalence. > > In solidarity, Jerry Jerry, I did not say that equality cannot be qualitative. Quantitative equality requires qualititative equality (a common unit of measure). I asked if equivalence does not have to be quantitative. Comradely, Fred ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
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