Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id UAA21034 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:50:36 GMT Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:47:09 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Eureka and story theory Message-ID: <20010315204709.A834@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <20010315194134.AAA6626@camailp.harvard.edu@[128.103.125.21 5]> <5.0.2.1.0.20010315135512.02484d00@pop3.htcomp.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.0.20010315135512.02484d00@pop3.htcomp.net>; from mmills@htcomp.net on Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 02:01:41PM -0600 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 02:01:41PM -0600, Mark Mills wrote:
> Wade,
>
> At 02:41 PM 3/15/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Then again, where is the mind at the moment of 'eureka!'
>
> >And is that not a place to be, if not always, sometimes?
>
> From an objective view, the mind [at the moment of eureka] is engaged in a
> story, maybe at the climax, maybe earlier in the sequence. When I think
> about 'eureka!', I'm always reminded of Archemedes. In his story,
> 'Eureka!' is pretty early. The story ends with a Roman soldier killing
> Archemedes. The story sounds pretty exciting, but the ending ought to be a
> warning.
You mean those who seek the eureka moment are liable to meet a sticky
end? That looks like a very silly conclusion to me, but perhaps you
intended some other meaning??
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