Why Does Verizon Care About Telephone Poles?
By SAM LICCARDOOCT. 3, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/opinion/wireless-verizon-telephone-poles.html
Sheesh. I suppose we'll continue to trade "pithy" little sentences without
saying anything of substance.
So! You're now contradicting your earlier statement and suggesting that Peirce
*does* assume there are commonalities?
On 10/04/2017 12:48 PM, Nick Thompson wrote:
> Turn that question
Turn that question around: How can even have a discussion if we don't assume
that there is a truth of the matter? "Truth" is what makes it possible to have
a discussion.
N
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
Clark University
How can there be "convergent discourse" if there are no commonalities?
On 10/04/2017 11:56 AM, Nick Thompson wrote:
> Peirce does not presume that there ARE any communalities. He presumes only
> that if there ARE any communalities, they are what truth would be.
> On 10/04/2017 09:55 AM,
Glen,
Peirce does not presume that there ARE any communalities. He presumes only
that if there ARE any communalities, they are what truth would be.
Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
Clark University
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
I propose that any commonalities between experiences, are due to common
physiology. And that means that were I and a mouse to get together and define
some scientific experiments we *both* could perform independently (say, jumping
on a see-saw or pushing a kibble lever), then the mouse would
Glen,
Well, unless you understand Peirce as a fallibilist, I have described him
wrongly or you have misunderstood me. To Peirce, there is only one kind of
stuff ... experience. He would not understand what on earth you meant by "out
there", unless you were clear that you meant only that
There is an "out there" reality. But the map between it and me (or a bee or a
tree) is plectic, with all that entails including far-from-equilibrium,
polyphenism, robustness, sensitivity to initial conditions, multi-scale, etc.
That implies that my understanding of what's out there can be
Frank, Glen, Dave, and all,
What, on your various accounts is the relationship between “logic”, “right
thinking”, “right reasoning”, and “truth”? As I understand Peirce, a true
opinion is one that is likely to endure indefinitely, unchallenged by any new
experiences, “right reasoning and
Yes, very much so! One of my favorite characters.
On 10/04/2017 07:58 AM, Prof David West wrote:
> e.g. R. Daneel Olivaw, possessor of the finest Positronic Brain,
> inventor of the Zeroth Law of Robotics, and Protector of Humanity until
> he resigned his post as advisor to Cleon I, Galactic
e.g. R. Daneel Olivaw, possessor of the finest Positronic Brain,
inventor of the Zeroth Law of Robotics, and Protector of Humanity until
he resigned his post as advisor to Cleon I, Galactic Emperor?
dw
On Wed, Oct 4, 2017, at 08:54 AM, ┣glen┫ wrote:
>
> It depends on how you define "computer".
It depends on how you define "computer". If it's a CPU-in-a-vat, like a brain
in a vat, then I disagree. That kind of computer is impoverished compared to a
human. But if it's an android or somesuch, then I agree.
On 10/04/2017 07:47 AM, Prof David West wrote:
> A necessary presupposition —
The notion that thought (especially "expert" thought),discourse, even
conversation can be formalized in some sense is an old idea. It can be
found in Vedic writings (oldest extant) and probably every body of
philosophy. Perhaps because so many have been frustrated with every day
Maybe it's some subtle leftover from harvest season ... when you reap what
you've sown, feast a little, and pack the rest away for the winter?
On 10/04/2017 07:07 AM, Gillian Densmore wrote:
> Just some light hearted question I thought of I simply don't know a answer:
> What is it about october
On 10/03/2017 07:51 PM, Nick Thompson wrote:
> Well, as a Peircean, I am certainly NOT allowed to believe that all valid
> logic is deductive, so Got Me There!
Heh, I'm not playing "gotcha". What's important to me about my question is
whether you think abduction can be formalized.
> But to
Just some light hearted question I thought of I simply don't know a answer:
What is it about october to march that encourages (more?) people to be
lighthearted and have yen to sing and eat and show a more goofy side?
While do tachi this morning: father woodpecker was looking for food for
Don't be discouraged. I think what I said is incorrect. What I should
have said is that in logic a false premise implies everything so for
instance F -> F is true. Which puzzles people. Although it is used
ironically as in "If Trump is a genius then I'll go fly a kite".
Frank
Frank
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