Jon, list,
Summarizing Peirce's thought at EP 2.304, Jon wrote:
EP 2:304 (1904) - The ideal or perfect Sign is *identical*, in such
identity as a Sign may have, with the *unity *of the very Matter denoted by
it and the very Form signified by it, such that its Interpretant is *the
Truth*.
If
Makes perfect sense to me. As I say in the article, several species have
learned symbols and are claimed to have culture. What we lack is a species
outside of Homo that has invented a symbol. But I will be happy if one is found.
One point of my article is that the key to language is not syntax
Dan,
Thanks for the pointer to your article.
On a related issue, I came across a Ted talk by Susan Savage-Rumbaugh
who showed some video clips about the remarkable abilities of bonobos
who learned symbols to communicate. They also learned to understand
a subset of spoken English that includes
Jon, list,
I would tend to agree with your conclusion.
JAS: [It] seems to me that a Quasi-mind can be defined as an *individual *Sign
that is also a *complex *of Signs, which are connected such that they are
susceptible to determination by *another *Sign to a *single *Interpretant.
The
https://aeon.co/essays/tools-and-voyages-suggest-that-homo-erectus-invented-language
You might find this fun. I do invoke Peirce.
Dan
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Since there have been no comments on my revised summary of what Peirce
wrote about Quasi-minds, I guess that we can move on to some related topics.
As Gary R. pointed out a while back, Peirce observed that there are
"various meanings of the word 'Mind,' Logical, Metaphysical, and
Good points. But both of you seem to move only within the thin air of
abstractions. There is a need for concrete demonstrations. Examples to
examine, for example.
Kirsti
g...@gnusystems.ca kirjoitti 19.2.2018 14:47:
Jon,
Your collection of Peirce quotes deploying the term “quasi-mind”
(if
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