RE: [humanmarkup-comment] Diplomatic Communication Topics

["Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@ingr.com>]

Title: RE: [humanmarkup-comment] Diplomatic Communication Top

It's not too long and those who have dealt with the semantic web

projects are probably familiar with these concepts. 

 

I begin to realize that some very large percentage of the arguments

in XML circles split neatly down the division of cybernetics theory

and general systems theory.

 

I sure am glad that Daniel Chandler web-published his excellent

condensations of semiotics.  He also posted great articles

on technological determinism that are illuminating.

 

len

-----Original Message-----
From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@starbourne.com]
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 10:46 AM
To: Bullard, Claude L (Len); OASIS Comment
Subject: RE: [humanmarkup-comment] Diplomatic Communication Topics

Good advice in the last paragraph. Haven't read the article completely yet.

Ciao,

Rex

At 8:57 AM -0500 4/12/02, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote:

http://www.firedocs.com/carey/asif.html

 

That is an article on reification and personal reality constructs.  This is a pretty good

summary of the use of filters in language.   Note the references to virtual

reality.  These are a bit strained so let's not make that mistake when

talking about abstractions such as a "virtual embassy".  That is exactly

how we got in trouble earlier.  I met Leary and my impression was

his essential skill was salesmanship, not technology.

 

HumanML is nothing more and nothing less than a system by which

users can create and agree to the constructs through which they will

interprets signs, symbols, and signals etc within a context of

communicating entities.  As such, it is itself, a set of signs, 

symbols, and signals and  subject to the same traps of

internalization and mistakes of believing the word is the thing.

 

Don't confuse convenient abstractions for manipulating objects

with the objects.

 

len

 

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