From: GERALD LEVY (gerald_a_levy@msn.com)
Date: Wed Apr 02 2008 - 14:00:52 EDT
I sent this to Ian (alone) by mistake. ----- > The objection that computation is merely "formal logic" is muddled since> computation is more abstract than any specific logic and it is not a> formal but a causal concept. Ian W: Muddled, you say?Computation refers to "any type of information processing that can be represented mathematically." Formal logic is synonymous with mathematical logic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_logic Computation is not "more abstract than" mathematics:rather, it is a a subject which _is_ mathematics and,hence, utilizes formal logic. Also, the very architecture of the computer is dependenton the binary system - by definition, an expression of mathematical / formal logic. In solidarity, Jerry _______________________________________________ ope mailing list ope@lists.csuchico.edu https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/ope
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