This is probably old news to most of you but since i just found it, i
thought i'd share it --
Reading some musings by physicist Lee Smolin on Edge.org, i thought "Hey,
sounds like Peirce." And sure enough, toward the bottom he quotes Peirce.
http://www.edge.org/q2006/q06_4.html#smolin
Thomas:Your thoughts on the potential relation between Peirce's continuity and mathematical history were fascinating. I must confess that I am a bit of a skeptic when it comes to the possibility of a sensible relation between logic, any logic, and a philosophy of mathematics.Nonetheless, I remain
Arnold says:
I would venture to suggest (subject to the better sense of those on
the list who have greater experince with the MSS than I have) that the notion of
a Sign contains the concept of a transitive function, making a very strong case
for what Thomas has said on this subject. Other
Dear Arnold,
I believe L 224, the letter Peirce wrote to William James on 1909 Feb 26 is
exceedingly important here. In print you find it in volume III/2, p.836
ff. of
"The New Elements of Mathematics", ed.: Carolyn Eisele.
What is important is the fact that general transitivity has a propert
