[PEIRCE-L] "The Generality of Signs"--a talk by Frederik Sternfelt at Aarhus University, 10/7

[Gary Richmond]

[image: Cognitive Semiotics, Aarhus University's photo.]

Cognitive Semiotics, Aarhus University


On Wednesday, the Research Seminar ill be featuring no less than professor
Frederik Stjernfelt! Stjernfelt, the former director of Center for
Semiotics, is an internationally renowned figure in the world of semiotics,
and in this talk he will discuss a core semiotic topic: the generality of
signs (abstract below).
We hope to see you all for a cosy and intellectually stimulating afternoon
on Wednesday, October 7th at 4pm!

Abstract: The Generality of Signs
For some odd reason, the generality of most signs is an overlooked secret.
This paper discusses issues such as:
-which signs are general?
-the generality of predicates
-the general structure of propositions
-the connection between general signs and realism
-the strange ontology of nominalism
The seminar will, as usual, conclude with a general discussion with the
audience.
[image: Gary Richmond]

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Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Practopoiesis: now I understand it better

[Sungchul Ji]

Hi Danko,

Before I responded to your post, I decided to read your paper,
"Practopoieis: Or bow life fosters a mind" (JTB, 2015) and I am about half
done.
So far I agree with most of your ideas described in the paper, since some
of them are consistent with or related to similar ideas I have published,
albeit in different idioms.

One question.  Why did you adopt the term "top" in your tri-transversal
model of mind ?  What does "top" mean and how is it different from "level" ?

Al the best.

Sung

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 4:57 AM, Danko Nikolic  wrote:

> Dear all,
>
>   When I presented the list with the theory of practopoiesis and suggested
> that the three traverses can account for abductive reasoning, I also
> received a number of questions regarding Peirce's work to which I had no
> answers. The reason I had no answers was that I did not know much about
> work of Peirce other than abductive reasoning.
>
>   Now, I would like to share with you that I have made a bit of a step
> forward. One of the questions (or suggestions) that I received was that
> perhaps the three levels of organization that I proposed (three traverses)
> correspond to the three Peirce's categories: Firstness, Secondness, and
> Thirdness.
>
>   Meanwhile, I have learned more about Peirce and I think that the answer
> is: No. The three levels of organization do not correspond to these three
> aspects of our consciousness. Actually, it seems that all three categories
> should be assigned to the same level of organization, and this would be the
> middle level, which I named anapoiesis.
>
>I always thought that this middle level is the most interesting part of
> the theory, as it can produce a fascinatingly rich dynamics to explain
> consciousness. Now, it seems to me that 1ness, 2ness, and 3ness correspond
> very nicely to different aspects of its dynamics. So, it appears that this
> aspect of Pierce's work will be extremely helpful in the future in
> describing different aspects of adaptive processes in tri-traversal systems.
>
>   Peirce's philosophy (at least a part of it) may even get some sort of a
> foundation in hard sciences, which would be amazing.
>
>   I hope that someone finds this useful.
>
> Best,
>
> Danko
>
> --
>
> Prof. Dr. Danko Nikolic
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> Web: http://www.danko-nikolic.com
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[PEIRCE-L] Forgetfulness Of Purpose • 4

[Jon Awbrey]

Forgetfulness Of Purpose • 4
http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2015/10/01/forgetfulness-of-purpose-%e2%80%a2-4/

Peircers,

Ashby now invites us to consider a series of games, beginning as follows.



11/3. ''Play and outcome.''  Let us therefore forget all about regulation and
simply suppose that we are watching two players, R and D, who are engaged in
a game.  We shall follow the fortunes of R, who is attempting to score an a.
The rules are as follows.  They have before them Table 11/3/1, which can be
seen by both:

Table 11/3/1
|`` R ``
| α β γ
|---
` 1 | b a c
D 2 | a c b
` 3 | c b a

D must play first, by selecting a number, and thus a particular row.
R, knowing this number, then selects a Greek letter, and thus a particular
column.  The italic letter specified by the intersection of the row and column
is the *outcome*.  If it is an a, R wins;  if not, R loses.



I'll pause the play here and give readers a chance to contemplate strategies.

Reference
=

* Ashby, W.R. (1956),
  An Introduction to Cybernetics,
  Chapman and Hall, London, UK.  Republished
  by Methuen and Company, London, UK, 1964.
  http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/books/IntroCyb.pdf

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