tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post6697571331228720449..comments2024-03-28T07:04:18.806-04:00Comments on Half an Hour: Content and DataStephen Downeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-67781309768943453152008-05-27T01:19:00.000-04:002008-05-27T01:19:00.000-04:00An excellent post/comment (depending on the contex...An excellent post/comment (depending on the context), and a well-expressed argument. I also enjoyed your OLDaily link to Deutsch's review. It's nice to see some more formal perspectives referenced in a philosophical discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-85816746737488489072008-05-24T09:09:00.000-04:002008-05-24T09:09:00.000-04:00Actually, quite a lot turns on this.You say, "...j...Actually, quite a lot turns on this.<BR/><BR/>You say, "...just a description." Does this entail that content is propositional in form?<BR/><BR/>Does content have (necessarily) grammar and syntax?<BR/><BR/>Are there 'mental contents'?Stephen Downeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-21633567746075847632008-05-24T01:49:00.000-04:002008-05-24T01:49:00.000-04:00It's astonishing that this arises as a debatable t...It's astonishing that this arises as a debatable topic. Content is just a description of data that is being used in certain ways.<BR/><BR/>Arguing about what those ways are might be a lot more interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-76103696634366462002008-05-23T10:01:00.000-04:002008-05-23T10:01:00.000-04:00Well - some would argue, data with propositional ...Well - <A HREF="http://ndpr.nd.edu/review.cfm?id=13165" REL="nofollow">some </A> would argue, data with propositional attitude.Stephen Downeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-8250258775359276622008-05-23T09:57:00.000-04:002008-05-23T09:57:00.000-04:00So, content is 'date with attitude'?So, content is 'date with attitude'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com