Re: [PEIRCE-L] Mark Token Type

2024-04-14 Thread Edwina Taborsky
choice of terminology > and style of writing. He can no longer change his texts, but we can improve > the way we teach, talk, and write about his theories. And choice of > terminology is a good part of that process. > > John > > > From: "Edwina Taborsk

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Mark Token Type

2024-04-13 Thread Edwina Taborsky
because they already have a sense of what > it means, but in fact they do not have in mind "Objects which are Signs so > far as they are merely possible, but felt to be positively possible" (CP > 8.363, EP 2:488, 1908 Dec 25). > > Regards, > > Jon Alan Schmidt

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Mark Token Type

2024-04-13 Thread Edwina Taborsky
s > ideas into practical applications. I'm sure I embarrassed him with those > accolades as he has never so much as hinted at his accomplishments in > structural engineering on the List. > > Best, > > Gary > > > > On Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 7:29 AM Edwina Tabor

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Mark Token Type

2024-04-13 Thread Edwina Taborsky
by the way, my citation of Fisch is NOT an appeal to authority. It is > the practice of taking the advice of an expert in a field for choosing > terminology for that field. I recommend that practice. > > John > > > From: "Edwina Taborsky" > > Gary R, L

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Mark Token Type

2024-04-13 Thread Edwina Taborsky
with the specifically Peircean ones, some papers in which Peircean thought is > applied in various ways, including engineering reasoning and ethics. > https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EfQhY7cJ=en > > Best, > > Gary > > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 10:38 AM

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Mark Token Type

2024-04-12 Thread Edwina Taborsky
t 9:32 AM, Edwina Taborsky > wrote: > > Robert- I agree with you about examining how the ‘relations of embodiment’ of > the triadic sign actually function - but this recent debate - and it’s a > debate not a discussion’[ i.e., it’s focused on Who Wins ]- rejects a more &

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Mark Token Type

2024-04-12 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Robert- I agree with you about examining how the ‘relations of embodiment’ of the triadic sign actually function - but this recent debate - and it’s a debate not a discussion’[ i.e., it’s focused on Who Wins ]- rejects a more basic requirement of analysis; namely - what is the operative

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Zoom lecture on the CSP's role in philosophy of science (U Pitt)

2024-04-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Dear Edwinia, List > >> On Apr 7, 2024, at 1:09 PM, Edwina Taborsky >> wrote: >> >> And I also am a strong supporter of Peirce’s three categories, with the >> interplay between Firstnerss [ randomnness, chance, freedom]; steady-state >> interac

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Zoom lecture on the CSP's role in philosophy of science (U Pitt)

2024-04-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Michale Thank you for this excellent post. You are exactly right Peirce's agapastic semiosis is a dynamic and generative process- and it explains not merely the increasing complexity of the physicochemical and biological realms [which are, indeed, complex adaptive systems,] but also,

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Evolution of Peirce's theoretical foundation from 1903 to the end

2024-04-05 Thread Edwina Taborsky
categorical > sign), or as real relations (for a relative sign). 9] ET: My discussion has primarily been around your positioning of the Final Interpretant before the Dynamic and Immediate Interpretants - In my post of today, I outlined what I consider to be the function of the FI - and

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Evolution of Peirce's theoretical foundation from 1903 to the end

2024-04-05 Thread Edwina Taborsky
ssing with his Delta graphs. > > I believe that if Peirce had not had that accident in December 1911, he would > have written an outstanding proof of pragmatism with the help of his Delta > graphs and the methods he developed in the years after 1903. > > John > > >

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Evolution of Peirce's theoretical foundation from 1903 to the end

2024-04-04 Thread Edwina Taborsky
ng primarily feeling] and therefore - can’t provide enough information to the next experience [ the Dynamic Interpretant]..to enable it to function within the clarity of Secondness. So- we’ll have to as usual, continue to disagree. Edwina > > Regards, > > Jon Alan Schmidt - Ola

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Evolution of Peirce's theoretical foundation from 1903 to the end

2024-04-04 Thread Edwina Taborsky
List I am aware that JAS’s use of ‘determines’ is not synonymous with ‘causes’ or ‘precedes’ - but is ‘logically constrains’. However, something that ‘logically constrains’ DOES, functionally operate as causal and precedent to other forces- otherwise - how would it function as that

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Evolution of Peirce's theoretical foundation from 1903 to the end

2024-04-04 Thread Edwina Taborsky
List I think it’s almost useless to discuss these issues, since I’m aware that JAS has his set of beliefs about the Peircean framework - and I [ and others] - have our own beliefs - which may or may not, align with his. But just a few points: 1] JAS quote Peirce: “ No matter what his opinion

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Evolution of Peirce's theoretical foundation from 1903 to the end

2024-04-03 Thread Edwina Taborsky
This is a discussion we’ve had with JAS before - and I agree with Dr. Jappy [TJ]. . I agree with his view of semiosis as ’thought in action’ . My own view of Peircean semiosis is that it outlines an active, adaptive, evolving process of mind-as-matter formation; ie, an agapastic process. This

Re: [PEIRCE-L] [CG] Artificial empathy by a central executive

2024-03-12 Thread Edwina Taborsky
John It seems to me that an emphasis on ’semantics rather than syntax’ sets up an analytic frame focusing only on entities operating within a mode of Secondness - and ignoring the mode of Thirdness operating in syntax.. Edwina > On Mar 11, 2024, at 3:27 PM, John F Sowa wrote: > > In my

Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Proper Way in Logic (was Peirce's Ongoing Semiotic Project)

2024-02-20 Thread Edwina Taborsky
I did not say that the Hopi way of taking about time is objectionable. I said that I consider it incorrect to consider that because the Hopi view time in a particular manner and have words for this view, that this does not mean that they would not understand the SAE way of thinking about time.

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Entropy and the Universal Categories (was Re: The Proper Way in Logic)

2024-02-13 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Thirdness by any living being could be called intentional if a > human did it. Can anybody find an example of Thirdness in any of Peirce's > writings that could not be considered intentional if it had been performed by > a human? > > John > > > From: "Edwina T

Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Proper Way in Logic (was Peirce's Ongoing Semiotic Project)

2024-02-13 Thread Edwina Taborsky
John, list I’m not a fan of the Whorf-Sapir sociolinguistics hypotheses…Objective reality exists, regardless of how we talk about it - and I maintain that its influence can be far stronger than words ie - Secondness has its own way of intruding on our words. And mathematics has nothing to do

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Entropy and the Universal Categories (was Re: The Proper Way in Logic)

2024-02-12 Thread Edwina Taborsky
List I agree with Mike. Thirdness, in my view, does not imply or require intentionality. That, after all, suggests some kind of consciousness - and I think we find Thirdness in chemical and physical matter - and these forms of matter do not include consciousness. I have a problem with the

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Entropy and the Universal Categories (was Re: The Proper Way in Logic)

2024-02-12 Thread Edwina Taborsky
(information) entropy. It > strikes me that recasting these in terms of Peircean Secondness (energy) and > Thirdness (information) brings sense to the conundrum. Both apply; it is more > a matter of contextual interpretation. > > What say the list? > > Thanks! > > Best, Mike

Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Proper Way in Logic (was Peirce's Ongoing Semiotic Project)

2024-02-12 Thread Edwina Taborsky
lly handle it. > > Best, Helmut > > Gesendet: Montag, 12. Februar 2024 um 03:07 Uhr > Von: "Edwina Taborsky" > An: "Peirce-L" > Cc: "Edwina Taborsky" > Betreff: Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Proper Way in Logic (was Peirce's Ongoing > Semiotic Project) > L

Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Proper Way in Logic (was Peirce's Ongoing Semiotic Project)

2024-02-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
List- I don’t see synergism as equivalent to Thirdness, for Thirdness is the establishment of habits, ie, habitual ‘modes of being’ - which habits are established by and within the universe in conjunction with the modes of both Firstness and Secondness. . Instead, synergism, or continuity,

Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Proper Way in Logic (was Peirce's Ongoing Semiotic Project)

2024-02-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Mike list I agree with your comments. Synechism is the functionality of Thirdness [the becoming governed by laws} 5.4] - and isn’t the penultimate, because, just as you say - the world requires the discrete and discontinuousness of ontological Secondness [entropy] and also- the chance

Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Proper Way in Logic (was Peirce's Ongoing Semiotic Project)

2024-02-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
List I am unaware of anyone who "confines semiosis to the biological realm”!! Never heard of such a thing! But, of course, there are many who confine semiosis to the human mind realm - and many who reject the operation of semiosis within the physicochemical realms. As I’ve said - my point is

Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Proper Way in Logic (was Peirce's Ongoing Semiotic Project)

2024-02-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
s > and Proto-propositions in Biological Mimicry; J. Queiroz.- 11. Semeiosis as a > Living Process; V. Romanini. > > Best, > > Gary Richmond > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2024 at 10:34 AM Edwina Taborsky <mailto:tabor...@primus.ca>> wrote: >> Gary R,lis

Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Proper Way in Logic (was Peirce's Ongoing Semiotic Project)

2024-02-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Gary R,list I’m a bit surprised by your request - since surely you are aware of the focus in science of Peircean principles in the biological, physic-chemical and artificial worlds. A few quick examples: Homeostasis and Information Processing: Eduardo Mizraji. Biosystems 2024 February

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Interpretants, as analyzed and discussed by T. L. Short

2024-02-09 Thread Edwina Taborsky
found important applications of > Peirce's ideas and theories and cited them in their publications. But I have > never seen anybody who mentioned interpretants. Can anybody find any > published examples? By anybody for any practical purpose? > > That reminds me of the parody: &

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Interpretants, as analyzed and discussed by T. L. Short

2024-02-08 Thread Edwina Taborsky
vlin's article is one source, but any detailed analysis of > language in context will turn up endless numbers of examples. > > John > __ > > From: "Edwina Taborsky" " style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 102

[PEIRCE-L] New Semiotic Publication

2024-02-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
There’s a new four volume set of papers just published. 141 papers. > > > Editor: Amir Biglari > Title: OPEN SEMIOTICS > Publisher: Editions L’Harmattan 2023 > > Volume 1: Epistemological and Conceptual Foundations > Part I; Semiotics Without Borders > Part II: Rethinking Sign and Meaning >

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Interpretants

2024-02-03 Thread Edwina Taborsky
dness in one or more > of my books, the latest being The Logic of Lasnguage (New York: Springer, > 2022). Markedness in language is the epitomre of the relationship between > sign and object. > -Original Message- > From: Edwina Taborsky mailto:tabor...@primus.ca>> > Se

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Interpretants

2024-02-03 Thread Edwina Taborsky
024, at 7:05 PM, Edwina Taborsky wrote: > > John, list > > 1] I don’t know what you mean by ‘His Commentary’…in your sentence >> But in his important analyses of those subjects, I have not seen him show >> how his theory of interpretants aided him in the discovery

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Interpretants

2024-02-02 Thread Edwina Taborsky
important (or just useful) > example of an insight in which Peirce's theory of interpretants helped > discover that insight? > > John > > > From: "Edwina Taborsky" > Sent: 2/2/24 5:01 PM > To: John F Sowa > Cc: Peirce List , CG > Subject: Re: [PEIRCE-

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Interpretants

2024-02-02 Thread Edwina Taborsky
his writings on interpretants rest in peace (RIP), and > focus on the great body of work that is at the forefront of the latest > developments in cognitive science. > > John > > > From: "Edwina Taborsky" > > John, list > > Regardless of the t

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Interpretants

2024-02-01 Thread Edwina Taborsky
John, list Regardless of the terminology, which I acknowledge obscures the analysis, I think that one can conclude that Peirce’s view is that there are three Interpretants. One is Individual Internal; the next is Individual External, and the last one is Collective External. And- each of

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Concluding section 7 of the article on phaneroscopy

2024-01-29 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Sorry- I meant Peirce’s rejection of idealism. Not simply Popper’s! [ Peirce was an Objective Idealist - completely different from the detached-from-reality determinism and finality of pure idealism. ] Edwina > On Jan 29, 2024, at 10:27 AM, Edwina Taborsky wrote: > > Helmut, list

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Concluding section 7 of the article on phaneroscopy

2024-01-29 Thread Edwina Taborsky
knew Peirce, because I see > some parallelity. > > Best, Helmut > > Gesendet: Sonntag, 28. Januar 2024 um 21:33 Uhr > Von: "Edwina Taborsky" > An: s...@bestweb.net > Cc: "Peirce List" , "CG" > > Betreff: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Concluding section 7 o

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Concluding section 7 of the article on phaneroscopy

2024-01-28 Thread Edwina Taborsky
John, list Thanks for the chapter. I particularly liked your inclusion off the Peircean quote; Get rid, thoughtful Reader, of the Okhamistic prejudice of political partisanship that in thought, in being, and in development the indefinite is due to a degeneration from a primal state of

Re: [PEIRCE-L] 10 Classes of Signs (Question on CP 8.376, 1908)

2024-01-25 Thread Edwina Taborsky
John, list I’d add Peirce’s term of ‘pragmaticism’ - a focus on the practical consequences of a semiosic function, ie, a process, rather than a focus on the theory. I’d also comment that, in my view, Peircean semiosis is a function of a complex adaptive world, where, for example, matter

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re: Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce)

2024-01-20 Thread Edwina Taborsky
s of my life > experiences?” > > Do you experience “forms of consciousness”? > > How are the forms of personal consciousness you experience related to or > conjoined to your memories? > > Thanks for considering my “off the wall” questions. > > Cheers > Jerry &

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re: Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce)

2024-01-20 Thread Edwina Taborsky
ng my “off the wall” questions. > > Cheers > Jerry > >> On Jan 19, 2024, at 8:30 AM, Edwina Taborsky >> wrote: >> >> Jerry, list >> >> I’m not sure of your question. I’m quoting Peirce. These terms refer to his >> outline of

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re: Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce)

2024-01-19 Thread Edwina Taborsky
On Jan 11, 2024, at 3:52 PM, Edwina Taborsky >> wrote: >> >> Peirce’s outline of these forms of consciousness [7.551] of Feeling, >> Altersense and Medisense’ or primisense, alter sense, medisense. And, just >> as in his outline of the modal categories, these can b

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re: Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce)

2024-01-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
gt; (thinking, medisense). > > Best, Helmut > > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. Januar 2024 um 18:28 Uhr > Von: "Edwina Taborsky" > An: "Jerry LR Chandler" > Cc: "Peirce List" > Betreff: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re:

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re: Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce)

2024-01-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
. Edwina > On Jan 11, 2024, at 1:55 PM, Jerry LR Chandler > wrote: > > > >> On Jan 11, 2024, at 11:28 AM, Edwina Taborsky >> wrote: >> >> But you already know this > > Edwinia: > > If I understood the meaning of the “triadic

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re: Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce)

2024-01-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
a suggestion for determining a feeling that can be given symbolic descriptions that can be communicated to the Other?Cheers.Jerry.Sent from my iPad On Jan 11, 2024, at 8:11 AM, Edwina Taborsky wrote:Jerry - listIi think you yourself know the answer - but…let’s say, the word ‘ headache’ = or any

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re: Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce)

2024-01-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
a feeling that can be given symbolic descriptions that can be communicated to the Other?Cheers.Jerry.Sent from my iPad On Jan 11, 2024, at 8:11 AM, Edwina Taborsky wrote:Jerry - listIi think you yourself know the answer - but…let’s say, the word ‘ headache’ = or any sound1] If you have, within your mind

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re: Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce)

2024-01-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
ary.org/wiki/restored>, repaid > <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/repaid> > (having been) reported <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reported> > (having been) reconsidered <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reconsidered> > >> On Jan 10, 2024, at 1:28 PM, Ed

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re: Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce)

2024-01-10 Thread Edwina Taborsky
List I think the quotations provided by JAS do not change the meaning of the quotations I provided to show that the categories are described by Peirce as having both genuine and degenerate modes. That is, the category of Secondness has both a genuine and degenerate mode; the category of

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Categorizations of triadic Relationships (Was Re: Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce)

2024-01-09 Thread Edwina Taborsky
List With regard to the use of the terms of ‘genuine, degenerate and doubly degenerate’ - my understanding of these terms is that they refer only to the categories. Not to the ’nodes’ and relations, ie, not to the two Objects or the three Interpretants. . For example, Peirce writes: “The Sign

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce

2024-01-09 Thread Edwina Taborsky
nterpretant is not only the sign, but the sign and the interpreter´s mind. > Mind, of course, includes 3ns. > > Gesendet: Montag, 08. Januar 2024 um 19:44 Uhr > Von: "Helmut Raulien" > An: "Edwina Taborsky" > Cc: "Peirce-L" , "Edwina

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce

2024-01-08 Thread Edwina Taborsky
why it is not always easy to exactly tell it from the > immediate object, i guess. > > Best, Helmut > > > Gesendet: Sonntag, 07. Januar 2024 um 19:28 Uhr > Von: "Edwina Taborsky" > An: "Helmut Raulien" > Cc: "Peirce-L" , &q

Re: [PEIRCE-L] How do we formalize the triadic sign?

2024-01-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Ben, list I remember discussions on this list about that paragraph with follows the p. 271 warning in this text “A Sign, or Representamen, is a First which stands in such a genuine triadic relation to a Second, called its Object, as to be capable of determining a Third, called its

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce

2024-01-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Helmut - I think one has to be clear about terms. Do you mean that the Interpretant [ which is a relation not a thing-in-itself] becomes a new triad or only a new Representamen? My own view is that the Interpretant, which ‘holds and moulds’ information, contributes to the formation of both a

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce

2024-01-05 Thread Edwina Taborsky
udes Anglophones > Associate Professor of English as a Second Language > Semiotics • Linguistics • Grammar • Translation > > > De: "Edwina Taborsky" <mailto:edwina.tabor...@gmail.com>> > À: "Cécile Menieu-Cosculluela" <mailto:cecile.coscullu..

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce

2024-01-05 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Cecile - I understand the reference by Peirce to a ‘quasi -sign, which is the wider reference to the triadic process, but I think one can talk oneself into a dead end. The reality is, from examining the many discussions within Peirce, that the triad, which he refers to as a Sign, [ see Letter

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce

2024-01-05 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Cecile - yes, I think you could come to such a conclusion. That’s why I always use ‘representamen’ to refer to the mediative process. And I capitalize the term of Sign when I refer to the triad. I think it’s important to recognize that the triad is functionally irreducible; That is, the

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce

2024-01-05 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Cécile Cosculluela > MC anglais UPPA ∗ SSH ∗ LEA > Maître de Conférences en Etudes Anglophones > Associate Professor of English as a Second Language > Semiotics • Linguistics • Grammar • Translation  > > De: "Edwina Taborsky" > À: "Edwina Taborsky"

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce

2024-01-05 Thread Edwina Taborsky
up of three correlates/relations AND - above all that the FORM of this triad is not a closed triangle in itself…which would be utterly useless, but is an open Y shape, enabling networking with other triadic Signs. Edwina > On Jan 5, 2024, at 9:43 AM, Edwina Taborsky wrote: > &g

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Graphical Representations of the Sign by Peirce

2024-01-05 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Cecile Understandinig the Sign as a triadic relation, made up of three correlates/relations of Object-Representamen-Interpretant, you will find a good outline of Peirce’s analysis of this triad in 1.345-347. As he says “genuine triadic relations can never be built of dyadic relations and of

Re: [PEIRCE-L] interpretant and thirdness

2023-12-19 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Apologies - in a hurry but the correct determination letters are: DO-IO-R/S- II-DI-FI IO- Immediate Object; So, DO and DI are external to the sign vehicle; and IO and II are internal….. Edwina > On Dec 19, 2023, at 8:58 AM, Edwina Taborsky > wrote: > > I have a complete

Re: [PEIRCE-L] interpretant and thirdness

2023-12-19 Thread Edwina Taborsky
I have a completely different analysis. A short outline is all I have time for... My view is that the terms of ‘genuine and degenerate refer only to the categorical modes, with Thirdness as genuine. [3-3], degenerate in the first degree [3-2] and degenerate in the second degree [ 3-1], [ See

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Synesthesia Was Re: interpretant and thirdness

2023-12-18 Thread Edwina Taborsky
of. Was the triangle first popularized by Ogden in > The Meaning of Meaning, in his presentation of Peirce’s ideas? That triangle > has done more harm to semiotics than one can imagine.] > > Mary > > >> On Dec 18, 2023, at 12:06 PM, Edwina Taborsky wrote: >> >> I pa

Re: [PEIRCE-L] interpretant and thirdness

2023-12-15 Thread Edwina Taborsky
rtite' is not synonymous with its categorical mode]. And a final Interpretant could, forever, function within a mode of 2ns - ie, as in a Dicent indexical Legisign. Whatever one personally concludes - it’s an interesting article to read. Edwina Taborsky > On Dec 14, 2023, at 5:00 PM, Jerry LR

Re: [PEIRCE-L] interpretant and thirdness

2023-12-13 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Jon, list With regard to bringing Peirce’s work to a broader audience - I can think of a number of issues. 1] We should not assume that our audience are first year undergraduates; as you point out - the people who are exploring Peirce may very well be much more advanced scholars in other

Re: [PEIRCE-L] interpretant and thirdness

2023-12-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
John - thanks for your post. My concern, however, is that the Peircean community, should in my view, accept that research in other disciplines may be examining the same cognitive and physical realities but, might be using different terms than Peirce used. That is- their terms, as used by

Re: [PEIRCE-L] interpretant and thirdness

2023-12-09 Thread Edwina Taborsky
John - yes, I agree with your comments. With regard to your point 4 - that’s an excellent comment. Primarity, Secundarity, and Tertiarity These are much better terms for the categorical modes than Firstness, Secondness and Thirdness. They are better descriptions of their modal nature - a

Re: [PEIRCE-L] interpretant and thirdness

2023-12-09 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Robert, John, .. I fully agree with Robert’s outline of problems about the research of Peirce within the ‘Peircean community’. On the one hand, there exists within this community an almost self-isolating group of self-defined Peircean scholars, who treat ‘outsiders’ as almost ’naive and

Re: [PEIRCE-L] [CG] [ontolog-forum] Diagrammatic Reasoning and AI

2023-08-28 Thread Edwina Taborsky
John, list Thank you for an impressive paper and outline of diagrammatic thinking. My question is - in your paper, do you explain how a diagram becomes [ as operative in the categorical mode of Thirdness] a primary mediative force in the movement from sensation [of the object] to an

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Why vagueness is important

2023-08-12 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Helmut, John, List I don’t know if there is a ‘widely accepted definition of consciousness’. I am referring to Peirce’s discussions of the term. I like his differentiation between the immediate and mediate consciousness. Notice that he refers to BOTH types as ‘consciousness’. That is, he

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Why vagueness is important

2023-08-12 Thread Edwina Taborsky
, or a basic chemical interaction - but the more complex ones are open. Edwina Taborsky > On Aug 11, 2023, at 4:18 PM, John F Sowa wrote: > > Dear All, > > This thread has attracted too many responses for me to save all of them. But > Mihai Nadin cited intriguing exp

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Guidelines for improving discussions

2021-11-11 Thread Edwina Taborsky
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }I think it's an excellent idea. My own view is that another List would be beneficial, with a focus on the use of the Peircean framework in the modern world. As you say, it is not instead of the current

[PEIRCE-L] A key principle of normative semeiotic for interpreting texts

2021-10-24 Thread Edwina Taborsky
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Robert, list That's an excellent outline of the triad and the definition of the Representamen. and of the Intentional Interpretant and the need for the Commens. And by the way, this section from Peirce includes a

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Instinct, intuition and semiosis

2021-10-19 Thread Edwina Taborsky
ramework must be explicitly supported by exact quotations from his > writings. Anyone choosing to employ different terminology must carefully > spell out how the new terms map to his terms. > > Regards, > > Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA > Structural Engineer, Synech

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Instinct, intuition and semiosis

2021-10-18 Thread Edwina Taborsky
/in/JonAlanSchmidt [1] - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt [2] On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 8:30 AM Edwina Taborsky wrote: JAS, list Your original reply focused, yet again, on The Text, and seemed to insist on a focus only on text-to-text outlines, ie, where someone 'explains' to us what Peirce 'really

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Instinct, intuition and semiosis

2021-10-18 Thread Edwina Taborsky
ne that he describes in his texts. Regards, Jon S. On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 8:03 AM Edwina Taborsky wrote: JAS, list I'd disagree; you do claim to be defining The Peircean analytic framework. Otherwise, how could you justify your comments criticizing others? You don't apply it,

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Should we start a new email list (was Peirce's contributions to the 21st c

2021-10-18 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Claudio - I am equal to anyone else, and therefore, am as 'equipped' [whatever does that mean?] to handle further exploration of Peirce's work in the 21st century. What I expect from the List is that when I post something that does such exploration, I would be met with: 'Yes, that's an

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Instinct, intuition and semiosis

2021-10-18 Thread Edwina Taborsky
? Edwina On Sun 17/10/21 10:00 PM , Edwina Taborsky tabor...@primus.ca sent: BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }JAS, list Then the question I ask is - what is the definition of THE Peircean analytic framework? That is, what if someone is examining

[PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Post Peirce

2021-10-18 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Structural Engineer, Synechist Philosopher, Lutheran Christian www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt [1] - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt [2] On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 5:24 PM Edwina Taborsky wrote: JAS, list I thi

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Instinct, intuition and semiosis

2021-10-18 Thread Edwina Taborsky
ly being manifested in the specific phenomenon that is under examination? As the saying goes, the devil is in the details. Regards, Jon S. On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 9:00 PM Edwina Taborsky wrote: JAS, list Then the question I ask is - what is the definition of THE Peircean analyt

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Instinct, intuition and semiosis

2021-10-17 Thread Edwina Taborsky
ynechist Philosopher, Lutheran Christianwww.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt [1] - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt [2] On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 5:24 PM Edwina Taborsky wrote: JAS, list I think it's a sidestep red herring to claim that Gary F did not describe the person of

[PEIRCE-L] Should we start a new email list

2021-10-16 Thread Edwina Taborsky
will solve whatever the problems are on this list. On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 1:15 PM Edwina Taborsky wrote: I'm fine with and would love a real coffee house chat - but I'm not into Skype or Zoom. Won't even do it with my kids. I think that Robert Marty's post is correct - where h

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Should we start a new email list (was Peirce's contributions to the 21st c

2021-10-16 Thread Edwina Taborsky
; that is, thinking without a judgmental sucking-up/talking-down attitude (spatial metaphor). Face-to-face interaction makes it easier to switch into a horizontal attitude (spatial metaphor). On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 12:33 PM Edwina Taborsky wrote: Exactly!! That's the spirit

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Should we start a new email list (was Peirce's contributions to the 21st c

2021-10-16 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Exactly!! That's the spirit! And it shows, clearly, how different subject matters are treated on this list. Edwina On Sat 16/10/21 12:23 PM , g...@gnusystems.ca sent: I think it could be helpful for the group that has been complaining about the subject matter

[PEIRCE-L] Fwd: Re: Re: Should we start a new email list (was Peirce's contributions to the 21st c

2021-10-16 Thread Edwina Taborsky
- Original Message - From: Edwina Taborsky tabor...@primus.ca To: s...@bestweb.net, mahe3...@gmail.com Sent: Sat 16/10/21 11:58 AM Subject: Fwd: Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Should we start a new email list (was Peirce's

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Genuine triad vs Degenerate triad (was Peirce & Popper

2021-10-13 Thread Edwina Taborsky
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }John, list Thank you so much for this excellent outline of the reason for the Y graph of the semiosic triad. It's perfect. AND - I like your statement: "The point in the center is either the name off a

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's contributions to the 21st century (was Dimensionality

2021-10-12 Thread Edwina Taborsky
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }List thank you Robert, for this analysis. But I'm beginning to think that the Peirce-List is not equipped to handle the exploration of Peirce and his analytic framework in the 21st century. After all -

[PEIRCE-L] Peirce's contributions to the 21st century

2021-10-10 Thread Edwina Taborsky
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Gary R, List I won't speak for John but only myself. I'm a bit confused by your post. First - I don't believe that anyone - whether in the 'pure philosophy' field or the applied fields can ever say:

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's contributions to the 21st century (was Dimensionality

2021-10-10 Thread Edwina Taborsky
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }List I obviously completely agree. A vital issue in Peircean studies is- what do his ideas mean for us today? Quite frankly, to confine Peircean studies to textual analysis, terms, etc has its uses, but, it

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Connected Signs Theorem (was Cognitive Signs)

2021-10-08 Thread Edwina Taborsky
a. The question then arises, what is the object of this perfect sign, by which it "is perpetually being acted upon"? If the spontaneous changes that it "never ceases to undergo" do not happen "by its will," then by what will do they happen? Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt

[PEIRCE-L] Connected Signs Theorem (was Cognitive Signs)

2021-10-08 Thread Edwina Taborsky
List 1] I think it is important to be extremely careful of reductionism. And to be careful of terms and their meaning. First - Is a 'sign' the discrete triad or the mediative node, the representamen or is it the process of triadic mediation? 2] As Peirce wrote -"No

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce & Popper

2021-10-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
ake Our Ideas Clear”) Martin W. Kettelhut, PhD ListeningIsTheKey.com [1]303 747 4449 On 7 Oct 2021, at 11:39 AM, Edwina Taborsky wrote: Martin, List Now, that's a surprising comment - with regard to my view of Popper. I've always considered him to be against a certain

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Existential Graphs for Triadic Relations (was Peirce & Popper)

2021-10-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
ynechist Philosopher, Lutheran Christianwww.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt [1] - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt [2] On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 12:57 PM Edwina Taborsky < tabor...@primus.ca [3]> wrote: Jack, list Good heavens - A cutting board example! 1] No, the Y shaped fo

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce & Popper

2021-10-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
erator). Popper is afraid that a realist commitment to truth = closedness, or truth-with-an-agenda. Unlike Peirce, Popper could not negotiate generality or continuity. Martin W. Kettelhut, PhD On 7 Oct 2021, at 8:11 AM, Edwina Taborsky wrote: 2] I have used Popper to compare with P

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce & Popper

2021-10-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
s therefore not surprising to find that beyond the three elements of Firstness, Secondness, and Thirdness, there is nothing else to be found in the phenomenon " Best regards,Robert Marty Honorary Professor ; PhD Mathematics ; PhD Philosophy fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Marty [5] http

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce & Popper

2021-10-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Margaretha 1] I believe I sent you a post, just after your original post to this list, with a comment that the Peircean triad doesn't function as a triangle but in a Y shape. That is, the three nodal

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Abracadabra (was Modeling Humanities : the case ofPeirce's Semiotics (part B1))

2021-10-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
List - I don't think that all these quotations can really deal with problems on the list. After all - the quotation below could be read as supporting a perspective of someone who 'blows with the wind', I.e, an a priori mode of 'Fixation of Belief'just as much as it can show

[PEIRCE-L] Abracadabra

2021-10-06 Thread Edwina Taborsky
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }I don't think these suggestions - of not using 'you' [or a personal name or synonym] or 'not taking offense' will deal with the problems of the List. I still think that it's a tribal attitude, where some posters

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Abracadabra (was Modeling Humanities : the case of Peirce's Semiotics (part B1))

2021-10-06 Thread Edwina Taborsky
, he will not be more convincing.. Therefore when the rhetorician is more convincing than the doctor, the ignorant is more convincing among the ignorant than the expert. With best wishes, Jerry R On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 12:58 PM Edwina Taborsky wrote: I think

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Abracadabra (was Modeling Humanities : the case of Peirce's Semiotics (part B1))

2021-10-06 Thread Edwina Taborsky
I think it is very difficult to change this list. It can be difficult to post, since one is so frequently met with, not a discussion, but authoritative assertions of 'No, Peirce did not say/mean...that'... One doesn't find words like: "In my understanding' or 'in my view'. Or

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Critical analysis of Belluci's paper

2021-10-05 Thread Edwina Taborsky
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }List Are these strawmen? From my reading of the De Tienne slides, the function of mathematics within our analysis of the world, an analysis which includes phaneroscopy, seems to be non-existent. De Tienne made

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