Gary!
There is only one mode of thinking with three separate functions or three
processes, common to all people. It is not unlike the digestive system, or a
photographic process.

Imagination:
This faculty, like a camera, scans continously and automatically , taking
stereo frames via two "a priori" intuitive lenses (time and space).

Understanding:
This faculty with the aid of a schema (structure: small and flexible in
children, large and rigid in aged) tries to create a "unity" of the
"manifold" of incoming data (physical objects). This unity takes the form of
principles or concepts.
Understandings operation is mainly serial. The process is hypothetical and
the keyword is IF.

Reason:
This faculty uses "a priori" Ideas to assist the Understanding in
contruction of concepts.
Reasons job is to provide the "systematic unity" in the form of the schema.
The process is deductive. It functions "as if" it were absolute. The keyword
is LET.

The sum of all the different objects in this process constitutes the point
of view.

I hope that I have not corrupted Kants point of view. Check for yourself,
(scan the attachment on the quoted words).


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary McGovern" <garywork at lineone.net>
To: <squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: Lots of concurrency


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Joyce" <daniel.a.joyce at worldnet.att.net>
> To: <squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 10:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Lots of concurrency
>
>
> > I think the reason most programmers have problems with concurrency is
that
> > they are raised on languages that stress linear thinking, and sequential
> > processing.
> >
> > Someone who learned LISP first tends to see everything as functions, and
> > recursion.
> >
> > Someone who learned C sees everything as sequential ( you can do some
> > concurrent programming in it, but it's a PAIN, even the 'simple'
cases ).
> >
> > > - Stephen
> >
> >
> I've recently been discussing something similar recently, and I don't
think
> it is just programmers. A lot of people tend to think sequentially
naturally
> and it takes a lot for some people to move into a another mode of
thinking.
> Some oriental spiritualists try to break out by practising various
> techniques.
>
> Inherent in the meaning of programming is 'serial' and OO is something
> different. (but I won't try to redefine :-))
>
> Regards,
> Gary
> (My opinions based on casual observation)
>
>
>
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