John, Thanks for making what might otherwise appear confusing and complex, clear and simple.
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 Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 5:18 PM, John F Sowa <[email protected]> wrote: > Jon, > > The subject line raises some complex issues: > > Information = Comprehension × Extension >> > > A more fundamental term is 'proposition', which is informally > defined as the "meaning" of a sentence. That meaning is usually > analyzed as comprehension (AKA intension) and extension. > > Given that definition (or a more detailed analysis, such as > Frederik Stjernfelt's book) we can talk about the many different > ways of using a proposition: > > 1. If you state it, it's a statement. > > 2. If you assert it, it's an assertion. > > 3. If you assume it, it's an assumption. > > 4. If you infer it, it's an inference. > > 5. If it's given to you, it's data. > > 6. If it informs you, it's information. > > 7. If you know it, it's knowledge. > > But the same proposition, in different contexts, could be > any or all of the above. > > John > > > ----------------------------- > 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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