Dear Jon, list, I am not sure I am able to identify with any precision that retrograde motion which Jon speaks about - which ideas and persons are you referring to, more precisely? Do you have any more precise reference to where, in the ch. in my book we are discussing, I fall prey to that motion? Best F
Re: Gary Fuhrman At: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/13838 "I think your book will change all that, showing as it does a dicisign — that is, a sign complete enough to be true — must involve both iconic and indexical components, but does not have to be symbolic." Gary, That statement is the very epitome of the retrograde motion that has occurred in the understanding of Peirce's logic and semiotics in recent years. If that really is Frederik's thesis then you have just saved me the trouble of an utterly futile discussion. Regards, Jon
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