File spoon-archives/marxism.archive/marxism_1996/96-07-marxism/96-07-09.021, message 46


Date: Sat, 6 Jul 1996 13:58:33 -0500
From: dhenwood-AT-panix.com (Doug Henwood)
Subject: Re: O.K. Let's talk about "analogy."


At 12:08 AM 7/6/96, hariette spierings wrote:

>>    So? Can we define a type of analogy that has real cognitive value?
>>I don't think so, but it is worthwhile exploring further.
>>    Carrol
>>
>
>Really? ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz

Now that was an analogy of sorts. We know that Adolfo wasn't literally
sleeping as he typed that (it was only a bit after midnight when he sent
that, early by his insomniac standards). Whether the analogy has any
cognitive value I leave for the comrades to decide.

Doug

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