Re: City of Beijing announces Job Guarantee

[Bruce McFarling <ecbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 09 Apr 2002 19:55:05 -0700, John O'Donnell
<jackodonnell@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>Really? Therefore one must model the workings of an internal
>combustion engine to learn that putting the pedal to the
>metal will accelerate the car.

Since it is self-evident that you are arguing by misplaced
analogy, what's the point?  A complex system as a whole is
not analogous to a single element within a mechanical
system.  First, because the analogy is about being at a
macro model and how much micro level understanding is
necessary, while the argument is the reverse, and second
because of the analogy is drawn from a mechanical to a
particular type of complex system.  Read Rosen on why this
doesn't work, I don't have time for unpaid tutoring at
the moment.

Virtually,

Bruce McFarling, New Lambton, NSW
ecbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx