1) It does, but only because we have thousands of years of practical experience with bridges undergirding those analyses. Abstractions that work are always developed out of concrete experiences that work; abstractions that don't rest on that kind of basis very often turn out to be empty air.
2) That's also a useful model, since it takes into account the real social and economic contexts in which these theoretical structures have to work. Once again, a more gradual evolution would make that easier to function. I also note that in Herbert's universe Mentat training had to begin in early childhood, when the mental structures are more labile -- just as languages are much easier to learn then, cognitive habits might be easier to establish. Less pressure and more play, too.
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Re: A query on particular accents/elocution
Date: 2025-04-29 04:05 am (UTC)2) That's also a useful model, since it takes into account the real social and economic contexts in which these theoretical structures have to work. Once again, a more gradual evolution would make that easier to function. I also note that in Herbert's universe Mentat training had to begin in early childhood, when the mental structures are more labile -- just as languages are much easier to learn then, cognitive habits might be easier to establish. Less pressure and more play, too.