Kelly, list, Together with colleagues I have developed a framework for interdisciplinary research on 'wicked' problems, which is rooted in Peircean thought. Interdisciplinary work requires a shared research object, and the seemingly simple question of whether different disciplines are observing "the same thing" is in fact a deep philosophical question that requires a comprehensive semiotic understanding that is able to address how observations relate to that which is observed. Peirce's distinction between immediate and dynamical objects therefore plays an essential role in the framework.
The polyocular framework for interdisciplinary research has been referenced in a range of different contexts such as resilient food systems, sustainable agriculture, resilient energy systems, climate change mitigation, sustainability transformation, and organizational change management, as well as in relation to artificial intelligence, robotics, technology innovation, design, and teaching. The framework is described in some detail in this paper, with five open peer commentaries: Alrøe, Hugo F. and Egon Noe. 2014. ‘Second-Order Science of Interdisciplinary Research: A Polyocular Framework for Wicked Problems’. Constructivist Foundations 10 (1): 65–95. Available at: https://constructivist.info/10/1/065.alroe http://hugo.alroe.dk/files/Work/2014-Alroe_Noe-Second_order_science-OFFPRINT.pdf Peircean thinking has played a key role in most of my work on sustainable food production and related inquiries into philosophy of science and ethics. At present I am digging deeper into the doctrine of signs, rethinking the standard Peircean model of sign action to provide a general model that can serve as a workable framework for analysing the very different kinds of semiosis that we find in human discourse, scientific inquiry, ecological interactions, and the workings of robots, automatized technology, and single cell organisms. The first paper is still in process for publication, but I can provide a revised manuscript if anyone is interested. Best, Hugo -- Hugo F. Alrøe PhD, Independent scholar, Denmark Website: http://hugo.alroe.dk Den søn. 18. maj 2025 kl. 17.15 skrev Kelly Parker <[email protected]>: > Thanks to everyone who has offered suggestions and examples—this is very > helpful. I’m still interested in hearing of any other applications of > Peirce you might know! > > > > -- > > > *Kelly A. Parker, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy & Environmental and > Sustainability Studies* > Pronouns: he/him/his > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Zoe Crossland > *Sent:* Thursday, May 15, 2025 4:14 PM > *To:* [email protected]; Stephen Jarosek <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Edwina Taborsky <[email protected]>; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [PEIRCE-L] Applications and direct influences of Peirce's > thought? > > > > Kelly, > > You might be interested in this piece by Joanne Baron that reviews the use > of Peirce in archaeology: > > > > Baron, J.P., 2021. Peirce and archaeology: Recent approaches. *Annual > Review of Anthropology*, *50*(1), pp.187-202. > > > > I've attached it below. > > > > Best wishes, > > Zoë Crossland > > > > > > On Sat, May 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM "Stephen Jarosek" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello list. I’m working on a paper that extends semiotics to quantum > mechanics and the subatomic domain, especially in the context of > association. Here’s a link to my brief commentary on AI’s assessment of my > paper, where I also reflect on the > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > > *This Message Is From an External Sender * > > This message came from outside your organization. > > > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > > Hello list. > > > > I’m working on a paper that extends semiotics to quantum mechanics and the > subatomic domain, especially in the context of association. Here’s a link > to my brief commentary on AI’s assessment of my paper, where I also reflect > on the implications of AI’s role in research: > > https://www.academia.edu/129198681/A_Role_for_AI_in_the_New_Synthesis > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.academia.edu_129198681_A-5FRole-5Ffor-5FAI-5Fin-5Fthe-5FNew-5FSynthesis&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=zjuyNACOL5VME3PmDEjmfc171JChE4W4A5CUxmxba4Q&m=YT_NoMaoiMd81YeTyDC5mQeSJAqLcNRklhFHlqm6OioDHC7BLVF8z4WsSFQVcQtb&s=ljjJRmS_0b6Wghe95J05Gf_WSKmNFFa5_jnwzartmhE&e=> > > > > Within it, there is also a link to my preprint paper that was reviewed by > Grok (Grok is X’s resident AI). > > > > Cheers, > > sj > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Edwina Taborsky > *Sent:* 8 May, 2025 6:15 PM > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected] > *Cc:* Edwina Taborsky <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [PEIRCE-L] Applications and direct influences of Peirce's > thought? > > > > Kelly, list > > > > I think there is a great deal work using Peirce in different disciplines. > > > > My own work looks at societies as complex adaptive systems [CAS] , and > biological and physicochemical systems also as CAS and is based on the > concepts of energy transformation within a Peircean triadic semiotic > process. Eg..”Semiosis is the transformation of energy into organized forms > of matter’ and ‘ “in order to exist, energy must be organized into a > ‘packet' of finite energy; it must be a sign. Signs are spatiotemporally > closed codifications of energy; any and all existential realities are > signs- a molecule, a proton, a bird, a human being, a word, a thought, a > gesture, a society”…..P 1 .Architectonics of Semiosis 1998]. And all of > this is based on Peirce... > > > > But there are numerous other people using Peirce in multiple disciplines > - in biosemiotics, [Hoffmeyer Emmeche,Kalevi, etc] in AI and > ‘intelligent system design [ Emmeche, Queiroz]…. > > > > And, once one understands the Peircean framework - it is obvious that much > work is done, within a similar framework - but just using different > terminology!! > > > > Edwina Taborsky > > > > > > On May 8, 2025, at 11:20 AM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Kelly, list, > > This may not be the kind of thing you are looking for, but my open-access > book Turning Signs > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnusystems.ca_TS_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=zjuyNACOL5VME3PmDEjmfc171JChE4W4A5CUxmxba4Q&m=YT_NoMaoiMd81YeTyDC5mQeSJAqLcNRklhFHlqm6OioDHC7BLVF8z4WsSFQVcQtb&s=e2LyYmdlaaOoCPd5d3vg2hWs0XgU7IMHMDOein0yRk8&e=> > (currently only published at that link) cross-correlates Peircean > semeiotics with a broad range of fields within science and philosophy. For > an example (which *may* be unique), it extrapolates from Peirce's concept > of “logical energy” to what i call “semiotic energy,” and relates this to > the analysis of biophysical energy flows which is central to the science of > ecology. It draws upon Howard Odum's (2007) concepts of emergy and > transformity > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnusystems.ca_TS_plx.htm-23trnsfmty&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=zjuyNACOL5VME3PmDEjmfc171JChE4W4A5CUxmxba4Q&m=YT_NoMaoiMd81YeTyDC5mQeSJAqLcNRklhFHlqm6OioDHC7BLVF8z4WsSFQVcQtb&s=8GRvi_LfO_YgLxsbnzM1pflCWSt7My27OmRaSh-PqCE&e=> > to illuminate ecological dimensions of Peircean information > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnusystems.ca_TS_cls.htm-23CSPinfo&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=zjuyNACOL5VME3PmDEjmfc171JChE4W4A5CUxmxba4Q&m=YT_NoMaoiMd81YeTyDC5mQeSJAqLcNRklhFHlqm6OioDHC7BLVF8z4WsSFQVcQtb&s=Bg1eEx3Q_DUhc9XW2O2cn8YQGg3aDxHJzx_DcwYBDls&e=>. > The book (netbook, as i call it) is published online under a Creative > Commons license and can be searched for key terms such as those mentioned > above. > > On the more academic side, Adrian Ivakhiv > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.sfu.ca_globalhumanities_human-2Ddir_faculty_a-2Divakhiv_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=zjuyNACOL5VME3PmDEjmfc171JChE4W4A5CUxmxba4Q&m=YT_NoMaoiMd81YeTyDC5mQeSJAqLcNRklhFHlqm6OioDHC7BLVF8z4WsSFQVcQtb&s=rpEHnpK4AEQEV3Sh62OGZLiLScWn2vVRo0aeXkz2CEs&e=> > has also applied Peircean ideas to his studies of cultural ecologies and > the roles of media in them, including *Shadowing the Anthropocene: > Eco-Realism for Turbulent Times* (2018). > > Love, gary f. > > Coming from the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg > > } A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention. [Herbert Simon] { > > https://gnusystems.ca/wp/ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnusystems.ca_wp_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=zjuyNACOL5VME3PmDEjmfc171JChE4W4A5CUxmxba4Q&m=YT_NoMaoiMd81YeTyDC5mQeSJAqLcNRklhFHlqm6OioDHC7BLVF8z4WsSFQVcQtb&s=wqtpFiWrTr-PLtsxOb49gCcrU1PX8F72CqLzaYm60kI&e=> > }{ Turning Signs > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnusystems.ca_TS_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=zjuyNACOL5VME3PmDEjmfc171JChE4W4A5CUxmxba4Q&m=YT_NoMaoiMd81YeTyDC5mQeSJAqLcNRklhFHlqm6OioDHC7BLVF8z4WsSFQVcQtb&s=e2LyYmdlaaOoCPd5d3vg2hWs0XgU7IMHMDOein0yRk8&e=> > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Kelly Parker > *Sent:* 6-May-25 16:45 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [PEIRCE-L] Applications and direct influences of Peirce's > thought? > > > > Hello list— > > I’m currently working on an overview of Peirce’s work, and want to include > an account of important later developments and applications of his thought. > The kind of thing I have in mind are direct applications of Peirce’s ideas, > such as John Sowa’s conceptual graphs. > > I’m interested learning about direct applications of Peirce in any field. > I’ll also appreciate references to any published documentation of the > connection(s) to Peirce. 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