From: David Buchanan (DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org)
Date: Sun Aug 31 2003 - 19:51:12 BST
Ian and any interested persons:
Ian said:
There is a great (prototypical) example of "bootstrapping" in here.
"... within a sensible framework, and while the starting assumptions .."
Such starting assumptions are your bootstrap for the framework.
dmb says:
I'm very tempted to let it go, but... Here's what I'm thinking. The
expression "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps" refers to a gravity
defying act. Translating that into a philosophical context seems to suggest
that that bootstrapping is a solution to a problem with metaphysical
foundations or starting points. I'm still guessing at this point, but
something tells me that it must be different and more specific than just a
starting assumption. It is a word used by those who insist there is no
ground to stand upon, no?
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