Units of the Universe (was) Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Universe as a Self-Organizing Musical Instrument (USOMI)

2015-11-14 Thread Jerry LR Chandler
List, John, Sung: Gentle responses inserted. :-) On Nov 14, 2015, at 4:49 AM, John Collier wrote: > Jerry, > > Isn’t this just a straightforward consequence of Fourier analysis? Of course, yes. My first sentence is merely a factual statement. > Are you implying that Fourier analysis

RE: Units of the Universe (was) Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Universe as a Self-Organizing Musical Instrument (USOMI)

2015-11-14 Thread John Collier
Jerry, It is fairly obvious that we disagree about ontological commitment. When I talk of "its" I am talking about existents, not merely realities. Likewise, when I talk of "bits", which I take to be grounded in existent distinctions. So I don't know what it would mean to in addition to

Re: Units of the Universe (was) Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Universe as a Self-Organizing Musical Instrument (USOMI)

2015-11-14 Thread Jerry LR Chandler
List, John: On Nov 14, 2015, at 12:54 PM, John Collier wrote: > Jerry, > > It is fairly obvious that we disagree about ontological commitment. Yes. JLRC > When I talk of “its” I am talking about existents, not merely realities. > Likewise, when I talk of “bits”, which I take to be