28 Oct
2010
28 Oct
'10
6:08 p.m.
On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:14:24 AM EDT Prof. Peter Johnstone <P.T.Johnstone@dpmms.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
... I don't claim credit (if that's the right word) for introducing this use of "schizophrenic". I got it from ...
I wasn't aiming for an attribution of credit -- only for a citation of use of the term in the accessible literature. Certainly I have, over the years, heard at least Isbell and Lawvere -- and others -- refer to schizophrenic objects, schizoid objects, objects with "split" -- or "multiple", or "more than one" -- personality, and the like. How far back, "over the years"? -- Probably at least to the early 'seventies, quite possibly earlier. Cheers, -- Fred [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]