Jon, list. I don;t see any problem. I was just representing the idea of generality for a non-relative term per the formula Peirce gives. It was also useful to construct it as a self-relative in order to convey the idea. The addendum regarding reinterpretation of the "+" sign followed naturally in so far as subscript numerals function in the representation as indices or names of the individuals they are attached to. ( as a logical sum they are cardinals,) Jim W > Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 10:20:19 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Peirce’s 1880 “Algebra Of Logic” Chapter 3 • > Selection 4 > > Jim, List, > > I'm not sure what sort of problem you're seeing here. > > Absolute terms, monadic predicates, and all things of that ilk are > handled more or less well by the usual devices of Boolean algebra, > propositional calculus, Venn diagrams, or Peirce's alpha graphs. > > As far as Peirce's conventions and their relation to current conventions goes, > I covered all that in great detail and with a wealth of concrete examples in > my examination of the 1870 Logic of Relatives: > > http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Peirce%27s_1870_Logic_Of_Relatives > > Regards, > > Jon > > On 2/14/2015 3:40 PM, Jim Willgoose wrote: > > Jon,list > > > > Here is a picture of the idea of non-relative term generality. (Boole > class) > > > > Jim W > > > > Inquiry Blog > http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2015/01/30/peirces-1880-algebra-of-logic-chapter-3-%E2%80%A2-preliminaries/ > http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2015/02/01/peirces-1880-algebra-of-logic-chapter-3-%E2%80%A2-selection-1/ > http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2015/02/03/peirces-1880-algebra-of-logic-chapter-3-%E2%80%A2-selection-2/ > http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2015/02/11/peirces-1880-algebra-of-logic-chapter-3-%E2%80%A2-selection-3/ > http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2015/02/12/peirces-1880-algebra-of-logic-chapter-3-%E2%80%A2-selection-4/ > > Peirce List > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15566 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15607 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15608 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15616 > JW:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15624 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15634 > JW:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15636 > JW:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15639 > JW:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15641 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15646 > JW:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15657 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15659 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15660 > JW:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15664 > JLRC:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15665 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15667 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15668 > JW:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15672 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15674 > JW:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15677 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15678 > JLRC:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15684 > JW:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15685 > JW:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15686 > JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15688 > JLRC:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/15691 > > -- > > academia: http://independent.academia.edu/JonAwbrey > my word press blog: http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/ > inquiry list: http://stderr.org/pipermail/inquiry/ > isw: http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/JLA > oeiswiki: http://www.oeis.org/wiki/User:Jon_Awbrey > facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JonnyCache
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