- similarity
- equivalence
- equivalence class
- object properties
- intersections
- context by which sim rels are claimed: extrapolation
- context in which sim rels are claimed
- Under what conditions is similarity transitive?
- structures
- basic structures like symmetry are *too* appealing
- structures in / never claimed to exist by Math
- structures in / claimed to exist by Sociology
- when it’s totally OK?
- poetry
- when it’s totally not OK?
- common parlance
- analogies and similarity: false aura of “essence” or importance. Just one of many semantic fields, just like4 can be rationalized as 2+2 or 3+1 or 2.5+1.5 and so on
- On patterns: http://tuvalu.santafe.edu/~simon/styled-2/
I can only make myself accountable for my thoughts if I write them publicly (sorry) but it’s probably best if no one reads them.