Mike, Jon, List, I asked Fernando Zalamea--my go-to scholar for questions regarding mathematical continutiy--and, while he noted that physics is not at all his field, he responded by writing (in part):
FZ: I imagine that the Proceedings of the Harvard Sesquicentennial dedicated to Peirce’s Physics may have clues. *[note: for the Proceedings, see; http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/search~S8?/aCharles+S.+Peirce+Sesquicentennial+International+Congress+%281989+%3A+Harvard+University%29/acharles+s+peirce+sesquicentennial+international+congress+++++1989+harvard+university/-3,-1,0,B/browse <http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/search~S8?/aCharles+S.+Peirce+Sesquicentennial+International+Congress+%281989+%3A+Harvard+University%29/acharles+s+peirce+sesquicentennial+international+congress+++++1989+harvard+university/-3,-1,0,B/browse>* *for the contents of papers selected by Matthew Moore from the Proceedings see, http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/record=b1023422 <http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/record=b1023422> * *One paper in that collection by D. Sfendoni-Mentzou has the intriguing title, The role of potentiality in Peirce's tychism and in contemporary discussions in quantum mechanics and microphysics ; see: http://www.academia.edu/20431455/THE_ROLE_OF_POTENTIALITY_IN_PEIRCES_TYCHISM_AND_IN_CONTEMPORARY_DISCUSSIONS_IN_QUANTUM_MECHANICS_AND_MICROPHYSICS <http://www.academia.edu/20431455/THE_ROLE_OF_POTENTIALITY_IN_PEIRCES_TYCHISM_AND_IN_CONTEMPORARY_DISCUSSIONS_IN_QUANTUM_MECHANICS_AND_MICROPHYSICS> GR]* FZ: On the other hand, *as far as I know, relational logic is far from quantum logic. This second trend originates with von Neumann's Continuous Geometries and orthomodular lattices, something that, I think, Peirce could not envision.* (emphasis added) I have not yet read the paper you pointed to Mike (I intend to), but although I have sometimes thought otherwise (based principally on a readong of the 1898 lecture series, published as *Reasoning and the Logic of Things), *I would at present temd tp agree with Zalamea here. And I agree with the whole of Jon Awbrey's post leading to his conclusion: JA: I think the full import of [Peirce's] on-theoretic and pragmatic-semiotic approaches to scientific inquiry is a task for the future to work out. 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 <(718)%20482-5690>* On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Jon Awbrey <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, List, > > The mathematical perspectives and theories that made modern physics > possible, > perhaps even inevitable, were developed by many mathematicians, both > abstract > and applied, all throughout the 19th Century. There was a definite sea > change > in the way scientists began to view the relationship between mathematical > models > and the physical world, passing from a monolithic concept to variational > choices > among multiple approaches, models, perspectives, and theories. > > Peirce was an astute observer and active participant in this > transformation but > it has always been difficult to trace his true impact on its course — so > much of > what he contributed operated underground, rhizome like, and without > recognition. > But I think it's fair to say that Peirce articulated the springs and > catches of > the workings of science better than any other reflective practitioner in > his or > subsequent times. And I think the full import of his > information-theoretic and > pragmatic-semiotic approaches to scientific inquiry is a task for the > future to > work out. > > Regards, > > Jon > > > On 5/14/2017 1:34 AM, Mike Bergman wrote: > >> I just encountered this assertion: >> >> "In the present work we have indicated that a form of logic, relational >> logic >> developed by C. S. Peirce, may serve as the foundation of both quantum >> mechanics >> and string theory." [1] >> >> Does the list have any comments, further references or criticisms on this >> pretty >> bold statement? >> >> Thanks, Mike >> >> [1] A. Nicolaidis, 2008. "Categorical Foundation of Quantum Mechanics and >> String >> Theory," arXiv:0812.1946, 10 Dec 2008. See https://arxiv.org/pdf/0812.194 >> 6.pdf >> >> > -- > > inquiry into inquiry: https://inquiryintoinquiry.com/ > academia: https://independent.academia.edu/JonAwbrey > oeiswiki: https://www.oeis.org/wiki/User:Jon_Awbrey > isw: http://intersci.ss.uci.edu/wiki/index.php/JLA > facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JonnyCache > > > ----------------------------- > 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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