Jon, Sung,
I think a much clearer answer to Sung’s question is given in Natural
Propositions, p. 54:
A proposition is a sign which separately, or independently, indicates its
object.” (EPII, 307)
This definition implicitly posits propositions against predicates without any
reference
Chapter 3.7
GF:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14615
JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14618
Gary, List,
Of course, we could try our own hands at sketching an Existential Graph of what
Peirce is saying here, whether we read it as assertion
There hasn't been much discussion of NP 3.7, but I'll assume that's because
it's clear enough to everyone that we can press on to 3.8, where the
concepts of fact and truth come to the fore. Here again our keynote text
is Kaina Stoicheia, which Frederik quotes to begin this section:
[[ What we
On Oct 9, 2014, at 8:17 AM, Gary Fuhrman g...@gnusystems.ca
mailto:g...@gnusystems.ca wrote:
Those who find this concept of causality questionable would do well to post
their questions now.
I confess I’ve always had trouble with the conception of “events” in
philosophy. While I’ve long
Jon, you seem to be saying that Information is what someone else perceives.
I think this reliance on the decision of another and even, a conscious and
cognizant other, as to what is information and what is not, is problematic.
I consider that information is 'data that has been organized'.
The notion of a complete cause of any event involves one in speculation for
which there is no answer that is not metaphysical. The cause of any event
must either be immediate or traceable to the point that it can no longer be
traced. Even in such a case the assignment of a cause may differ. What
On Oct 9, 2014, at 3:05 PM, Stephen C. Rose stever...@gmail.com wrote:
The notion of a complete cause of any event involves one in speculation for
which there is no answer that is not metaphysical. The cause of any event
must either be immediate or traceable to the point that it can no
Clark Goble wrote:
In terms of Peirce's notion of causation, Richard Smyth, has a rather
interesting treatment in *Reading Peirce Reading*. The focus of the book is
on how Peirce's thought arises from engagement with other philosophers.
Here he sees a similarity between natural causation and
Thanks Clark. I am not competent to do much but say what I have come to
think and I have come to think that each bit of matter has within it a free
and a less free (mechanical, material) element. That is what enables
flexibility. The free aspect is what enables me to type a g instead of an
h. By
STOI. Semiotic Theory Of Information
JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14551
JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14559
JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14614
10 matches
Mail list logo
