Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Philosophy of Existential Graphs (was Peirce's best and final version of EGs)

Jon AS, In NEM 3:140, Peirce made a clear distinction between the vague words of ordinary language, and the precise terminology of science: CSP>  The language and symbols of ordinary life are short, defective and figurative.  As little as possible is spoken, as much as possible is left to

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Philosophy of Existential Graphs (was Peirce's best and final version of EGs)

John, All: For the record, I checked with Gary Richmond before sending this response, not only as the List moderator but also as the primary addressee of the post to which I am replying. Of course, he may still have something to say about it himself. JFS: The primary claim of this thread is

RE: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Peirce's methodology

D’accord! ☺ gf From: robert marty Sent: 9-Aug-20 14:31 Gary, I'm 9 years older than you! So I have more excuses?  Honorary Professor ; PhD Mathematics ; PhD Philosophy fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marty

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Peirce's methodology

Gary, I'm 9 years older than you! So I have more excuses?  Honorary Professor ; PhD Mathematics ; PhD Philosophy fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marty de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fran%C3%A7ois_Raymond_Marty

Aw: RE: [PEIRCE-L] Philosophy of Existential Graphs (was Peirce's best and final version of EGs)

  Gary, Jon, List,   I would say, and I think it does not contradict Peirce, that a law is a rule that is valid in a certain region: A juristic law in a county or state, a natural law in the universe, a law of logic or mathematics perhaps in every universe, though we cannot check that. So a

RE: [PEIRCE-L] Philosophy of Existential Graphs (was Peirce's best and final version of EGs)

Jon AS, you quoted me at the end of your post, but now I’d like to qualify what I said there by quoting Peirce: “we cannot make ourselves understood if we merely say what we mean.” Here’s the context: [[ The acquiring [of] a habit is nothing but an objective generalization taking place in