tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post8586192372567463106..comments2024-03-28T20:47:48.468-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: CORRECTIONRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-74155284900508358982015-02-02T14:45:11.310-05:002015-02-02T14:45:11.310-05:00I was using "knew personally" [a stretch...I was using "knew personally" [a stretch for Russell and JS Mill, I admit.]<br /><br />Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-50670939024624020372015-02-02T14:07:53.644-05:002015-02-02T14:07:53.644-05:00Degrees of separation is very sensitive to what co...Degrees of separation is very sensitive to what counts as no-degrees. In the Kevin Bacon game it's the relatively non-vague <i>appeared in a movie with</i>. <i>Once ate in the same restaurant as</i> seems too weak, though perhaps not as weak as <i>shared a planet with</i>. Perhaps <i>had physical contact or prolonged propinquity with</i> is better.David Auerbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612242467208247588noreply@blogger.com