[peirce-l] Re: Peirce and Prigogine

2006-04-18 Thread Kirsti Määttänen
Dear Gary, I was quite delighted in reading what you wrote: The second law, as i understand it, says that any actual use of energy degrades it, i.e. reduces its quality or usefulness. In the jargon of thermodynamics, any reduction of an energy gradient produces entropy. This means that in a

[peirce-l] RE: Entelechy

2006-05-08 Thread Kirsti Määttänen
Neal, I didn't succeed in opening your attachment. Could you possibly copy it and send it as a mail? Kirsti 7.5.2006 kello 23:09, Neal Bruss kirjoitti: . . . and notice how the first two clauses of the passage link entelechy with the Peirce's freuqent turn to grammar in his logic, and,

[peirce-l] Re: greetings to peirce-l

2006-08-15 Thread Kirsti Määttänen
on your dissertation! Kirsti Määttänen 9.8.2006 kello 00:21, Jacob Longshore kirjoitti: Greetings all, Since I'm new to Peirce-l (and lists in general), allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jacob Longshore; I'm a doctoral candidate at the University of Leuven, Belgium. My dissertation

[peirce-l] Re: What fundamenal psychological laws is Peirce referring to?

2006-09-24 Thread Kirsti Määttänen
, by the time of writing, Peirce does not find satisfactory. For the reasons you stated in your later post, with which I agree. Best, Kirsti – Kirsti Määttänen [EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[peirce-l] Re: What fundamenal psychological laws is Peirce referring to?

2006-09-25 Thread Kirsti Määttänen
, and, as such forces the man to believe until some surprise breaks the habit. Kirsti Määttänen [EMAIL PROTECTED]> 25.9.2006 kello 02:02, Joseph Ransdell kirjoitti: Dear Kirsti:: I'm short on time today and can't  really answer you until tomorrow, but I ran across a llater passage in Peirce in wihch 

[peirce-l] Re: What fundamenal psychological laws is Peirce referring to?

2006-09-26 Thread Kirsti Määttänen
as a twisted and peculiar mode of the method of authority). Kirsti Määttänen [EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[peirce-l] Re: What fundamenal psychological laws is Peirce referring to?

2006-09-27 Thread Kirsti Määttänen
interpreted the idea. To Peice, meaning IS contextual. Kirsti Määttänen [EMAIL PROTECTED]> 25.9.2006 kello 20:55, gnusystems kirjoitti: Joe, thanks for that pointer to Jeff Kasser's paper; it clears up many of the questions i've had lately about what Peirce meant by psychologism (and psychol

[peirce-l] Re: What fundamental psychological laws is Peirce referring to?

2006-10-03 Thread Kirsti Määttänen
of them can, any time. On the other hand, one can deliberately choose to loosen one's ideas, if one has a method which works. Peirce recommends musement. Best, Kirsti Kirsti Määttänen [EMAIL PROTECTED]>