Re: How do you spell coercion?

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From: Richard Marken
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:00

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[From Rick Marken (990429.1100)]

Bruce Gregory (990429.1337 EDT)--

> Coercion describes an act;

Actually, a process.

> it is not a label to be applied to a person or a program. The
> word contains no hint of moral or other opprobrium, it is pure
> descriptive.

Agreed! But you can certainly apply the term to what a program
requires a person to do, right?

> Let's end on this happy note.

But don't we get to find out what you meant when you said

> Well stated. My only wish is that an equally enlightened
> position had emerged during the discussion of coercion.

In reply to Bill Powers (990427.1644 MDT) comment about the
ant controlling many perceptions?

Best

Rick
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Richard S. Marken                 Phone or Fax:  310 474-0313
Life Learning Associates         e-mail: rmarken@earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~rmarken

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