From: Allin Cottrell (cottrell@wfu.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 30 2004 - 20:07:51 EDT
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 glevy@PRATT.EDU wrote, in response to Paul C: > You object to "factors" > >> I think that one could be more precise though than using >> the word forces, since that is a mechanical analogy >> which may not be quite appropriate.... Paul raised a doubt regarding "forces", not "factors" (a very general term, without the Newtonian connotations of "forces"). > Why not [examine] the following? > > capitalism => feudalism > capitalism => slavery > socialism => feudalism > socialism => slavery Because these are a bit silly? (That is, of such low probability, given our current understanding of things, that they are not worth discussing). Allin Cottrell
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