Re: Tlvn, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> >         For me, it is obvious that syntax and semantics aren't autonomous, and
> > I wonder why it is a debated question.
>
> Even if they're not autonomous, it can still be useful to seperate them
> for the purposes of studying.  To use an example from anthropology, it
> may not be possible to seperate religion from culture (especially in
> certain cultures), but it does make it a lot easier to study if you
> consider them seperately.
>
        Seperately yes, autonomously no. You can study them seperately, but you
will easily find problems that require the intervention of the other
one. You generally study Physics or Chemistry seperately because it's
easier, but often physical processes need to use Chemistry to be
explained well, and chemical processes need Physics to be explained.
Reality (whatever it is) doesn't fit into small categories well defined.
Dividing it into categories will make it easier to study things, but
will make us also often miss some points.

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