Clark, list:
I have to say, I really like this sentence: “Peirce’s notion largely comes out of the idea that for a difference to be a difference it must make a difference and that those differences over time act on inquirers.” But this one leaves me uneasy: “Peirce gets the idea of habit right but I’m not sure he’s thought through the implications of erratic patterns of repetition and its implication for knowledge.” For I think we ought to consider whether we have not thought through the implications before we start to think Peirce had not thought through the implications; especially those matters relating to thinking and man's nature. Matthew 26:34-35 "Truly I tell you," Jesus answered, "this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times. "No!" Peter insisted. "Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!" And all the other disciples vowed the same. The surprising fact, C, is observed; But if A were true… Best, Jerry R On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Clark Goble <cl...@lextek.com> wrote: > > On Mar 19, 2017, at 9:54 AM, Jon Awbrey <jawb...@att.net> wrote: > > Re: http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/Pragmatic_theory_of_truth > > I have been giving another look at the InterSciWiki (ISW) article on the > “Pragmatic Theory Of Truth” (PTOT) and I think it will be worth the time > to clean it up and develop it further. The plan that usually works best > from me is to revise the content on the wiki and serialize it on my blog. > > The PTOT article derives from the last Wikipedia revision I edited: > > > I think one thing that has to be kept clear is well made in that link. > Dewey’s Warranted Assertability simply is different from what Peirce does. > Of course this idea of warrant becomes important for Putnam as well. I’ll > leave James out of the discussion because he just seems pretty inconsistent > sometimes adopting a very Peircean conception and sometimes a much more > short term functional conception of truth. > > Peirce’s notion largely comes out of the idea that for a difference to be > a difference it must make a difference and that those differences over time > act on inquirers. > > The problem, that many brought up over the past few days, is the issue of > information loss. That is Peirce’s faith really seems to presuppose a lot > about both how signs act but also the persistence of the information of a > sign. The problem is this is of course the problem of repetition being so > important for effects and knowledge. Peirce gets the idea of habit right > but I’m not sure he’s thought through the implications of erratic patterns > of repetition and its implication for knowledge. > > > > > ----------------------------- > PEIRCE-L subscribers: Click on "Reply List" or "Reply All" to REPLY ON > PEIRCE-L to this message. PEIRCE-L posts should go to > peirce-L@list.iupui.edu . To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message not to PEIRCE-L > but to l...@list.iupui.edu 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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