Jerry, Not at all between 1 and 76 meanings as you wrote--you are using 'meaning' quite inappropriately here. The three *classes* overlap as do the 76 *definitions*. The 'meaning' of any particular sign (even the sign 'sign') is an altogether different matter.
Best, Gary R [image: Gary Richmond] *Gary Richmond* *Philosophy and Critical Thinking* *Communication Studies* *LaGuardia College of the City University of New York* *C 745* *718 482-5690* On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Jerry Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: > Gary: Thanks for that! :) > So, somewhere between 1 and 76 meanings, then... > > Best, > Jerry > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 4:19 PM, Jon Alan Schmidt < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Jerry R., List: >> >> Although you certainly have some very worthwhile things to say here at >> times, how you go about it--whether intentional, or just a reflection of >> your peculiar way of thinking and expressing yourself--is all too often >> rather difficult for me to follow. As a result, it has unfortunately been >> my personal experience that only a relatively small minority of your posts >> ultimately "reduce confusion." This is not one of them. >> >> Regards, >> >> Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA >> Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman >> www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt >> >> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Jerry Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Helmut, list: >>> >>> >>> >>> “This has happened before”… >>> >>> >>> >>> “…it is of the essence of civil society that private judgment be >>> replaced by public judgment...In other words, the transformation of natural >>> man into a citizen is a problem coeval with society itself, and therefore >>> society has a continuous need for at least an equivalent to the mysterious >>> and awe inspiring action of the legislator. ” ~Strauss, Natural Right and >>> History >>> >>> >>> >>> "I extend logic to embrace all the necessary principles of semeiotic, >>> and I recognize a logic of icons, and a logic of indices, as well as a >>> logic of symbols" ~Peirce, the divine legislator? >>> >>> >>> >>> one, two, three…esthetics, ethics, logic…icon, index, symbol…C, A, B… >>> >>> >>> >>> But logic is a third and icon is a first… >>> >>> >>> >>> But there is a logic of icons, which is to say that there is Thirdness >>> in Firstness, Thirdness in Secondness and Thirdness in Thirdness. >>> >>> >>> >>> Are there three different kinds of Signs, then? C is a Sign, A is a >>> Sign and B is a Sign? That won't lead to confusion *sarcasm*...but what if >>> we adopt CP 5.189 at the outset, this tool that is outside of us and >>> establishes the context when we make it an argumentation that requires us >>> to add or erase as we use and modify it? Won't that reduce confusion? >>> >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> Jerry R >>> >> > > > ----------------------------- > PEIRCE-L subscribers: Click on "Reply List" or "Reply All" to REPLY ON > PEIRCE-L to this message. PEIRCE-L posts should go to > [email protected] . To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message not to PEIRCE-L > but to [email protected] with the line "UNSubscribe PEIRCE-L" in the > BODY of the message. More at http://www.cspeirce.com/peirce-l/peirce-l.htm > . > > > > > >
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