[Paleopsych] Re: Hawking surprises GR 17

[Scott Turner]

In response to Steve Hovland's query, I think there are two:
(1) what is the nature of the organism (is it a thing or process? where does
it end and the environment begin?)
and a subsidiary question that follows from it:
(2) what is the nature of the evolutionary process? Is it genetic (i.e.
neoatomist), or is it physiological (goal-directed).
I will offer a shameless plug for a book that addresses both:
The Extended Organism. The Physiology of Animal-Built Structures.
Scott Turner
Associate Professor Env & Forest Biol
SUNY College of Env Sci & Forestry
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 470 6806 (office)
315 470 6934 (fax)
jsturner at mailbox.syr.edu
http://www.esf.edu/efb/turner/Turner.htm
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Hovland" <shovland at mindspring.com>
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Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Paleopsych] Re: Hawking surprises GR 17


> Are there other long-standing theories in any area of
> science which may be candidates for similar rethinking?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Werbos, Dr. Paul J." <paul.werbos at verizon.net>
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> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 5:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Paleopsych] Re: Hawking surprises GR 17
>
>
> > My personal view --
> >
> > The world is learning a lot here about the internal logic of a nice
> imaginary
> > mathematical world.
> >
> > This is not the first piece of big news. (Forgive me for feeling an
> analogy
> > to the big news the TV also reports about
> > Brittany Spears, who is also good about such things.)
> >
> > The second edition of the short history of time repudiated the most
> > interesting insights of the first.
> > Huw Price (whose stuff is worth googling) was clearly very disappointed,
> > and I agree with his assessment.
> > The best stuff received slight frowns from the establishment and the
> vested
> > interests, and the eagerness
> > with which Hawking accommodated illogic... well, it reminds me of
> > discussions I have had with my wife about
> > George Tenet.
> >
> > Back to the trenches...
> >
> > Best,
> >
> >     Paul
> >
> >
> >
> >
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