Re: All Liar, No Paradox
Jon Awbrey <[email protected]> Tue, 06 Apr 2004 18:15:37 -0400
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o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o ALNP. Note 2 o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o | Algebraic Calculation | | For algebras, two rules | are commonly accepted | as implicit in the | use of the sign =. | | Rules of Substitution and Replacement | | Rule 1. Substitution | | If e = f, and if h is an expression constructed | by substituting f for any appearance of e in g, | then g = h. | | Rule 2. Replacement | | If e = f, and if every token of a given independent | variable expression v in e = f is replaced by an | expression w, it not being necessary for v, w | to be equivalent or for w to be independent | or variable, and if as a result of this | procedure e becomes j and f becomes k, | then j = k. | | George Spencer Brown, 'Laws of Form', | George Allen & Unwin, London, UK, 1969, | combining texts at pp. 26-27 and p. 140. o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o inquiry e-lab: http://stderr.org/pipermail/inquiry/ o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~~~o