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Re: Research on "Twice as big"

"The boy knew nothing of geometry, but solved it, using Socrates guidance of asking him questions how to come to the answer."

Wouldn't this be

this question originally showed up in philosophy books saying that Socrates was trying to prove to Menos that people are born with innate knowledge.

Hi Jonathan,

Glad to inject a little levity into the proceedings.

> I like that bean counter moral. Are you

Hi Richard,

I like that bean counter moral. Are you the author? If so I'd like to borrow it LOL!

Just as you have a math parrot and

Jonathan,

A credit card company just sent me the attached "useful tip." In particular, check out this scenario and its

Thank you Kirby.

Much appreciated!

Jonathan

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Jonathan Crabtree <
sendtojonathan@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> Hi

Hi Dave

The question why people can't draw twice as big or twice as much is interesting to me.

Whether or not the question is unclear

Jonathan Crabtree wrote (in part):