Auke: > On Oct 24, 2016, at 6:27 AM, Auke van Breemen <[email protected]> wrote: > > “It is my contention that although Peirce had a keen eye on both strains of > thought and enterprise, he was hampered in building a system of semiotics by > his preference for the communal or scientific ideal.”
Your contention has considerable merit. In particular, it is my view, that CSP views were strongly shaped by his experiences in the chemical sciences and the logic of the chemical sciences. Unfortunately, the science of chemistry during his lifespan was merely a massive collection of empirical observations that provided a basis for reproducible experimentation and inquiry. But it lacked a coherent theory. Hence, his view of how arguments are formed, particularly the assertions about the relations between “blanks”, in the path from icons to rhema illustrates your contention very nicely. Cheers Jerry
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