Re: Draft for Review: Namespaces II, postmodernism

ThosStew@aol.com
Mon, 25 Oct 1999 19:24:06 EDT


In a message dated 10/25/99 1:03:38 PM, gbolcer@endTECH.com writes:

> We give things names as
>a discrimination function, we only give names to ones that we want to
distinguish.

On the theory of naming things, vide Genesis 1 et seq:
I think we give names to tame and take possession of things, either literally
or psychologically.

Tom