Re: [PEIRCE-L] Nominalism vs. Realism - ???

It is interesting and clear that there is a spectrum of thinking that goes from images through words. Someone with brain chops will figure that out and create a theory no doubt, But it seems obvious to me that regardless of how anyone thinks words are the basis of the entire crucial area of

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Nominalism vs. Realism - ???

John, List: > On Feb 16, 2017, at 7:17 AM, John Collier wrote: > > From talking with colleagues, some say they think only in words and others, > like me, say they think mostly in diagrams or in physical feelings that I > attach no words to (and probably couldn’t in many

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Cyclical Systems and Continuity

Jeff and Gary, JBD I'm wondering if anyone can explain in greater detail what Peirce is suggesting in this passage in making the comparison between the atomic weight of oxygen and the continuity of Time GF I think the claim is that our experience of time is the prototype for all conceptions

RE: [PEIRCE-L] Cyclical Systems and Continuity

Jeff, list, I was struck by that passage too, but I don’t think Peirce’s claim is “that the continuity of our experience of time can serve as a kind of standard for measure.” Rather I think the claim is that our experience of time is the prototype for all conceptions of a perfect continuum.