Danko, Check the papers collected in his ''Embodied Mind''. That's probably where I read it.
Jon http://inquiryintoinquiry.com > On Mar 26, 2015, at 1:18 PM, Danko Nikolic <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear Jon, > > I never heard of that statement from McCulloch. But it sounds resonable. So, > I will have to check it out. > > Thank you for that. > > Danko > >> On 26/03/15 17:25, Jon Awbrey wrote: >> Danko, List, >> >> On mobile and not able to read your paper right now, so maybe you already >> mentioned this, but I recall W.S. McCulloch wrote something about “the >> reticular formation that marshals our abductions” and he was quite up on >> Peirce early on. >> >> Regards, >> >> Jon >> >> http://inquiryintoinquiry.com >> >>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 11:01 AM, Danko Nikolic <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Dear members of Peirce list, >>> >>> I would like to bring to your attention the upcoming theoretical >>> paper in Journal of Theoretical Biology entitled "Practopoiesis: Or how >>> life fosters a mind". The paper proposes neurophysiological/cybernetic >>> account of >>> abductive reasoning, as introduced by Peirce. >>> >>> As I am not an expert of Perice's work (I am foremost a neuroscientist) >>> but my theory seems to apply to his contribution to logic, I would >>> appreciate very much any critical feedback. Have I understood abduction >>> right? Or did I misted out on something? >>> >>> Also, if there is anything else relevant from Peirce's work that I should >>> pay attention to, I would appreciate knowing. For example, the theory of >>> practopoiesis makes very specific suggestions of how the meaning >>> (semantics) is dealt with within neural systems. I don't know how much this >>> particular proposal is in agreement or in discord with Peirce's work on >>> meaning. >>> >>> One can download a pre-print of the paper here: >>> >>> http://www.danko-nikolic.com/practopoiesis/ >>> >>> Thank you very much, and please do not hesitate to address to me any >>> well-deserved criticism. >>> >>> With best regards, >>> >>> Danko Nikolic >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Prof. Dr. Danko Nikolić >>> >>> Web: >>> http://www.danko-nikolic.com >>> >>> Mail address 1: >>> Department of Neurophysiology >>> Max Planck Institut for Brain Research >>> Deutschordenstr. 46 >>> 60528 Frankfurt am Main >>> GERMANY >>> >>> Mail address 2: >>> Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies >>> Wolfgang Goethe University >>> Ruth-Moufang-Str. 1 >>> 60433 Frankfurt am Main >>> GERMANY >>> >>> ---------------------------- >>> Office: (..49-69) 96769-736 >>> Lab: (..49-69) 96769-209 >>> Fax: (..49-69) 96769-327 >>> [email protected] >>> ---------------------------- > > > -- > Prof. Dr. Danko Nikolić > > Web: > http://www.danko-nikolic.com > > Mail address 1: > Department of Neurophysiology > Max Planck Institut for Brain Research > Deutschordenstr. 46 > 60528 Frankfurt am Main > GERMANY > > Mail address 2: > Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies > Wolfgang Goethe University > Ruth-Moufang-Str. 1 > 60433 Frankfurt am Main > GERMANY > > ---------------------------- > Office: (..49-69) 96769-736 > Lab: (..49-69) 96769-209 > Fax: (..49-69) 96769-327 > [email protected] > ---------------------------- >
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