Gary R., List: GR: As to the most recent discussion of abduction as it might relate not only to science but to the arts, Jon, Gary F, and I have momentarily at least moved the discussion rather far from logic as semeiotic, even into an entirely different branch of science, *applied science*, and perhaps even beyond that to how the findings of science might relate to the fine arts.
Engineering is not explicitly mentioned here, but I get a little agitated by the common characterization of it as "applied science." In fact, my draft concluding article on "The Logic of Ingenuity" suggests--somewhat provocatively--that it might be more accurate to describe science as a discipline of engineering. This stems from what I said earlier, prompted by Peirce's words in "The Fixation of Belief"--dissatisfaction and satisfaction are even more fundamental than doubt and belief as the motivation and goal of not just inquiry, but human endeavors of any kind. In other words, although I started out thinking of ingenuity as an adaptation of inquiry, I now wonder if perhaps it is really the other way around. Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt
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