Re: Creativity

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 01:19:50 +0100, Bouh <> in comp.ai.philosophy
wrote:

>On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 21:12:12 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>(Lester Zick) wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 18:06:51 +0100, Bouh <> in comp.ai.philosophy
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 16:41:15 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>(Lester Zick) wrote:
>>>
>>>>If an object has a weight of 2 lbs. that is a material property of the
>>>>object.
>>>
>>>Note that it is the mass which is a property. The weight may vary
>>>
>>I chose the term weight deliberately for that reason. Weight is also a
>>property. It is just not a property of the object in itself. It is
>>more really a property of the object in combination with the
>>gravitational system in which it is weighed. The difference is that we
>>then have a property of the object which has further definable
>>properties of its own. And I did this to illustrate that properties
>>themselves have properties. A trifle devious perhaps. But undoubtedly
>>significant.
>>
>>
>>Regards - Lester
>
>Ok ok anyway the mass varies too ;)
>
Sure. Weight is just a more obvious example. I apologize if it looked
like a trick.


Regards - Lester