Does "telos" just mean we can predict the end state of a thing without predicting the intermediate states?
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@GabrielDuquette Is there a better word to use for a predictable end state that doesn't require predictable intermediate states?3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MemberOfSpecies@GabrielDuquette attractor; equilibrium; fixed point6 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@InstanceOfClass@GabrielDuquette And then you can talk about how that counterfactual attractor plus interventions produce actual attractors2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MemberOfSpecies@GabrielDuquette I mean, the claim here is false.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@InstanceOfClass@GabrielDuquette I didn't say you could talk about it very successfully.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@InstanceOfClass@GabrielDuquette If nothing else, you can look at a distribution of dynamical systems that have particular attractors1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@InstanceOfClass @GabrielDuquette and see what happens to the distribution of attractors when you combine them.
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