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- From: bevan@cs.man.ac.uk (Stephen J Bevan)
- Newsgroups: sci.logic
- Subject: Re: What is Computer Science (was: Natural Kinds)
- Message-ID: <BEVAN.92Nov17144906@beluga.cs.man.ac.uk>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 14:49:06 GMT
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- In-reply-to: sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com's message of 16 Nov 92 13:28:58 GMT
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- In article <Bxt9GA.Iyp@unx.sas.com> sasghm@theseus.unx.sas.com (Gary Merrill) writes:
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- In article <BEVAN.92Nov11113345@hippo.cs.man.ac.uk>, bevan@cs.man.ac.uk (Stephen J Bevan) writes:
- |> What are "etc." in this case? I'm still waiting to see any mention of
- |> a "science" that isn't (IMHO) a "natural science".
-
- Well, there are some who consider the social sciences (anthropology,
- sociology, psychology) to be sciences.
-
- But why? What attributes do they possses that makes them a "science"
- that computer science (sic) does not have? (Maybe we need somebody
- who considers them as a science to answer this question).
-
- [geology example deleted as IMHO it is a "natural" science]
-
- [description of routing problem deleted]
-
- Well, this is exactly the sort of thing I have been fishing for --
- but note how long it has taken someone to suggest such an example
- rather than purely formal/mathematical methodologies.
-
- Maybe you missed my previous message; this is the second time I've
- used this example in this context.
-
- bevan
-