>I'm afraid you've completely lost me here. I was making an analogy to
>clothes, where one might have to trade off functionality, such as
>tennis shoes might provide, with social roles such as fashion, such as
>high heels might provide. There can be similar tradeoffs in choosing
beliefs.
But in the case of clothes one could argue that what was occurring was a
trade-off of functionality: the functions of grip, support, etc. against
the functions of leg-enhancement, attractiveness, etc. Or one could argue
that what was occurring was a trade-off social roles: tennis shoes which
allow one to be a part of tennis-playing society, against high-heels which
allow one to be part of fashion-conscious society. Therefore, there is not
necessarily a tradeoff between functionality and social role. If my
original argument was unclear I think it was most likely because I don't
view the distinction between functionality and sociality in the same way as
you do: belief functions in the context and creation of society; society
functions in the context and creation of belief(s).
Sarah
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