Re: pragmatic foundation

["Eduardo J. Dubuc" <edubuc@dm.uba.ar>]

Andre touches an interesting problem.

I wish you (V.P.) were more clear. I can not see what is your point. Witty
messages for the Illuminati don't serve any purpose, except amusement to
some.

I would like Bill (Lawvere) send us his opinion about Maning's views.

e.d.

Vaughan Pratt wrote:
>> Any comments?
>> AJ
>
> Hi Andre.  I read the Manin interview in the AMS Notices with much
> interest myself last week.
>
> With regard to your request for comments, I can only repeat von
> Neumann's remark after Goedel's lecture as cited recently in Logicomix:
> "It's all over."  I couldn't agree more.  Like a rat trap slamming shut
> on a rat that we no longer need fret about.
>
> That the rat's ghost continues to haunt so many is an interesting
> commentary on human nature.
>
> Cheers,
> Vaughan
>
>


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