Re: [PEIRCE-L] Existence and Reality (was Lowell Lecture 1: overview)

2017-10-19 Thread Ben Novak
rb "to realize" work or f'unction to "talk about actual things and real relations"? Ben Novak *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts themselves.* *One day th

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Peirce's Influence and Legacy (was Categories vs. Elements)

2017-12-09 Thread Ben Novak
, from the perspective of helping others by showing how Peirce's thought could clarify or extend what they are dealing with. Ben Novak *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Peirce's Influence and Legacy (was Categories vs. Elements)

2017-12-09 Thread Ben Novak
Dear Jon, Stephen, List: Whoops! I forgot the attachment. (Book review starts at bottom of first page) *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts themselves.* *One day the last por

Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Nativity scenes

2017-12-29 Thread Ben Novak
scholars unable to descend from their ivory towers of abstraction to deal with real world examples, this is a classic. Respectfully submitted, Ben Novak *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual artifact

Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Nativity scenes

2017-12-30 Thread Ben Novak
e, if the thought of the Founder of Pragmatism--er, Pragmaticism--can be said by his disciples to have no practical application, what have we come to? Respectfully submitted, Ben Novak *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal,

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Nativity scenes

2017-12-30 Thread Ben Novak
studies the principles that relate signs to each other and to the world, then I simply think that Peter Skagestad and his sister are owed more than has been offered. Respectfully submitted, Ben Novak *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mor

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Nativity scenes

2017-12-30 Thread Ben Novak
with that criticism. Regarding this, it seems something is missing--agree? disagree? Kindly advise: Ben Novak *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts themselves.* *One day the last po

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Representamen Discussion

2018-02-09 Thread Ben Novak
their views and arguments. *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 Mobile: (814) 424-8501 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts themselves.* *One day the last portrait of Rembrandt* *and the last bar of Mozart will have ce

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Aristotle and Peirce

2018-02-12 Thread Ben Novak
a long time to come, the entire work of human reason, in philosophy of every school and kind, in mathematics, in psychology, in physical science, in history, in sociology, and in whatever other departments may be, shall appear as the filling up of its details." http://paulhague.net/kindred-spir

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Aristotle and Peirce

2018-02-12 Thread Ben Novak
es: https://www.firstthings.com/article/1993/12/003-discovering-the-american-aristotle *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 Mobile: (814) 424-8501 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts themselves.* *One day the last portrait of

Re: Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-08 Thread Ben Novak
be different from the universe of brute actuality). I am not sure I am expressing this well, but my point is concerned with adding being (and beings) into the mix as necessary to understand existence and reality. Ben Novak *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave

Re: Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-08 Thread Ben Novak
.."It is a real which only exists by virtue of an act of thought knowing it," Ben Novak *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts themselves.

Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-10 Thread Ben Novak
le into problems discussed elsewhere? It would seem that this is particularly relevant to Peirce's theory of thinking--or at least to our quest to discover it. Ben N. *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal, *

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-13 Thread Ben Novak
s not followed through. Here is my question (which I hope "nests" all three of Jon's questions): What would Anselm's ontological argument look like if it were restated in Peirce's terms? In other words, could Anselm have discovered the same argument as Peirce? Would this giv

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-13 Thread Ben Novak
o exist. Whosoever therefore understandeth in this way that God exists, cannot conceive that he does not exist. Thanks be to Thee, O good Lord, thanks be to Thee! because that which heretofore I believed by Thy grace, I now by Thine illumination thus understand, so that, even though I should not wish

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-13 Thread Ben Novak
at when the sound or shock wave hit me, I become aware of them, and my body involuntarily and without conscious thinking reacts. And by thirdness, I first wonder what made the sound or shock waves. Can I achieve this by deleting "--I feel them," and is the example then sound? Tha

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-14 Thread Ben Novak
to follow this course with any degree of success, we would undoubtedly have to engage with other disciplines and lines of thought, and could possibly even make some contribution to the thought of other thinkers, philosophers, and disciplines. Heaven forfend! I hope you all enjoy the humor in that

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-18 Thread Ben Novak
Clark, Jon, Jerry, Edwina, List: Perhaps this essay can help in finding what Peirce meant by speaking of this "theory of thinking" in the Neglected Argument: http://www.iupui.edu/~arisbe/menu/library/aboutcsp/chiasson/revisit.htm Ben N. *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-19 Thread Ben Novak
of abductive reasoning (Musement)--where new possibilities first present themselves for consideration--we can begin to build a clearer idea of what Peirce actually intended for abduction--and his theory of pragmaticism to mean. * JerryR, I hope this answers your question. Jon, I hope this furni

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-20 Thread Ben Novak
telex access to Peirce's works. That is why I am asking for your help in finding the passage referred to above. Thanks, Ben N. *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual ar

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce's Theory of Thinking

2016-09-22 Thread Ben Novak
efully you will all be going strong on this subject for a while longer. In my view, a heck of a lot of progress has been made, and I especially thank Jon for starting it off. Many thanks again to Ben U. and to all the participants in this discussion. Ben N. Ben *Ben Novak <http://bennov

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

2016-10-18 Thread Ben Novak
ty of Marburg, "What is Metaphysics?" http://www.naturalthinker.net/trl/texts/Heidegger,Martin/Heidegger.Martin..What%20Is%20Metaphysics.htm Ben *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Nominalism vs. Realism -

2017-02-11 Thread Ben Novak
Dear All: Is the book reviewed here relevant to this discussion? *A History of Balance, 1250–1375: The Emergence of a New Model of Equilibrium and Its Impact on Thought* by Joel Kaye http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/05/26/great-ignored-transformation/ Ben N. *Ben Novak <h

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Pragmatism and Sign as holon as mind-body as tool

2017-04-06 Thread Ben Novak
Dear Stephen: I read your piece on Neural Plasticity, at https://www.academia.edu/3236559/Pragmatism_Neural_Plasticity_and_Mind-Body_Unity and it makes a lot of sense to me. I suspect Tom's questions will dissolve upon reading it, too. Ben N. *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Mari

Re: [PEIRCE-L] induction's occasion

2015-10-13 Thread Ben Novak
t these subjects are ubiquitous, and that if we were more conscious of daily life and experiences, we would find much more fodder for our work. Part of what I think important in this is a lot more awareness of culture and history. Ben Novak *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave

Re: [PEIRCE-L] induction's occasion

2015-10-21 Thread Ben Novak
er understanding. I hope this illuminates my first paragraph above, and explains why I believe a new paradigm is required to proceed. I have learned a few things about brain research by watching TED Talks at TED.com <http://ted.com/>. Regards, Tom Wyrick *Ben Novak <http://bennov

Re: [PEIRCE-L] induction's occasion

2015-10-21 Thread Ben Novak
tter of course," and then deduced from A that one should find not only C, but also D and F, then when one checked and found that D or F were not found in the circumstances in which one found C, would then one have an attenuative deduction situation? Or would one only have the falsification of hy

Re: [PEIRCE-L] in case you were wondering

2015-12-06 Thread Ben Novak
cause the last eye and the last ear accessible to their message **will have gone."* Cheers, Ben Novak *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephones: Magic Jack: (717) 826-5224 *Best to call and leave messages.* Landline: 239-455-4200 *My brother&#

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Is CP 5.189 a syllogism?

2016-04-24 Thread Ben Novak
hite and those beans come from that sack, it’s natural that the beans on the table are white.” [iii] <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#_ednref3> This is the thesis of Umberto Eco and Thomas A. Sebeok in The Sign of Three. [iv] <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#_ednref4> Josep

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Mind evolving

2016-07-16 Thread Ben Novak
know why the last paragraph copied in a different font size than the ones before..., but you can find the whole essay in a singular font online at: http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~mward/gkc/books/orthodoxy/ch4.html Best, Ben Novak *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34

Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Mind evolving

2016-07-16 Thread Ben Novak
the shapes, etc., of objects are really there." http://www.commens.org/dictionary/term/quasi-mind *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts themselves.

Re: [PEIRCE-L] The auhor's claim: There is no *distinctly* scientific method

2016-07-20 Thread Ben Novak
it together this way: Yet, there is unique opportunity in this example for education and treating attitudes because the phi ratio is *divine.* The spiral enters through the senses as an esthetic image of a natural material, nature promises definite [I would amend this to *infinite*--BenN)

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Talking about Peirce's theory of research

2019-06-19 Thread Ben Novak
t one does not have to do that over anyone else's dead body. Sincerely, *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephone: (814) 808-5702 Mobile: (814) 424-8501 *"All art is mortal, **not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts themselves.* *One day the last portrait of Rem

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Peirce and the Big Bang

2019-08-24 Thread Ben Novak
I wonder whether the following article by Jaime Nubiola may offer some guidance in the current discussion of Peirce's metaphysics: https://www.academia.edu/19624309/What_a_Scientific_Metaphysics_Really_Is_According_to_C._S._Peirce *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Tele

Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] The Nature of the Sign itself, was, Different Semeiotic Analyses (was tree-structure)

2020-05-06 Thread Ben Novak
ess the same meanings, even for a blind person who cannot see the colors. If a blind woman received red roses from a gentleman, she would know their meaning by simply being told their color. So, my question is to JAS: Do the examples given above. can colors qualify as signs? *Ben Novak* 5129 Taylor

Re: [biosemiotics:8730] Re: Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Can we integrate physics, biology, and philosophy ?

2015-06-29 Thread Ben Novak
Books, Volume 5: The Trinity. Ben Novak On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Helmut Raulien wrote: > > > > > Dear Edwina, I meant, that time is reversed virtually, not really, and > with "virtually" I meant as represented by the mind. But now I suspect, > that the te

[PEIRCE-L] Recently published: Hitler and Abductive Logic

2015-07-05 Thread Ben Novak
er is astounding. And yet, as Ben Novak demonstrates, historians still have not fully explained how this ill-educated and irrational provincial Austrian actually rose to power in Germany. This work uses the concept of abductive logic both as a means of investigating the mystery of Hitler's rise to

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recently published: Hitler and Abductive Logic

2015-07-05 Thread Ben Novak
glad to send a review copy to anyone who will commit to writing a publishable review of the book for *Transactions* or some other publication. Thanks for your interest. Ben Novak *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephones: Magic Jack: (717) 826-5224

Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recently published: Hitler and Abductive Logic

2015-07-08 Thread Ben Novak
can see the discussion? Ben *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephones: Magic Jack: (717) 826-5224 *Best to call and leave messages.* Landline: 239-455-4200 *My brother's main phone line.* Mobile (202) 509-2655* I use this only on trips--and i

Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recently published: Hitler and Abductive Logic

2015-07-08 Thread Ben Novak
ication of Peirce's logic, everything essential is present in the dissertation available at the above site in pdf. Ben *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephones: Magic Jack: (717) 826-5224 *Best to call and leave messages.* Landline: 239-455

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Test for Ben Novak

2015-07-08 Thread Ben Novak
Reply to Benjamin Udell test email *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephones: Magic Jack: (717) 826-5224 *Best to call and leave messages.* Landline: 239-455-4200 *My brother's main phone line.* Mobile (202) 509-2655* I use this only on trips-

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recently published: Hitler and Abductive Logic

2015-07-09 Thread Ben Novak
t I present in this work may be of broader interest, and that if I am judged successful in solving the problems I set out, that such a book will quicken greater interest in Charles Sanders Peirce and the logic of abduction. Thanks to all who have responded so far. Ben *Ben Novak <http://ben

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recently published: Hitler and Abductive Logic

2015-07-10 Thread Ben Novak
oose not to read it, that is a fair choice. Thanks for responding, Ben *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephones: Magic Jack: (717) 826-5224 *Best to call and leave messages.* Landline: 239-455-4200 *My brother's main phone line.*

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recently published: Hitler and Abductive Logic

2015-07-10 Thread Ben Novak
/Hitler_Studies_A_Field_of_Amateurs The Problem with Hitler: The Man Nobody Knows (2006) https://www.academia.edu/8772277/The_Problem_with_Hitler_The_Man_Nobody_Knows The Status of Hitler Today (2006) https://www.academia.edu/8772100/The_Status_of_Hitler_Today Best, Ben N. *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129

Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recently published: Hitler and Abductive Logic

2015-07-11 Thread Ben Novak
ing it. One can certainly say that Ben Novak has made a serious effort, deserving of more attention than what some rather pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey stuff has received occasionally on peirce-l. Ben N. is on to something. There's no requirement, only an invitation, for peirce-listers to read

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Empty space and knowing how to be

2015-10-12 Thread Ben Novak
Dear Stephen: Take a look at p. 374 of *The Essential Peirce*, Vol II. Ben Novak *Ben Novak <http://bennovak.net>* 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 Telephones: Magic Jack: (717) 826-5224 *Best to call and leave messages.* Landline: 239-455-4200 *My brother's main phone line.*