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

2024-04-08 Thread John F Sowa
Jeff, There seem to be quite a few people who are interested in discussing applications of Peirce's logic and philosophy to current issues. That was certainly a hot topic in the various Peirce -ennials. I believe that it would be a topic of general interest. John

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

2024-04-07 Thread Jeffrey Brian Downard
Hello Michael and John, Nice to hear from you on the List, Michael. I agree with your suggestions in (1) and (2). How might we further draw out some of Peirce’s suggestions for explaining the evolution of cooperation in a wide variety of systems, ranging from ecosystems to human economic and

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

2024-04-07 Thread Edwina Taborsky
Jerry This section is, I believe,from 1868 - and there are more descriptions of the categories elsewhere., eg. 8/328 1904. The three terms you reference - quality, relation, representation] can be understood to refer to Firstness, Secondness and Thirdness.The categories, are ‘modes of being’,

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

2024-04-07 Thread Jerry LR Chandler
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 > interaction [Secondness] and the development of new habits of

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] Zoom lecture on the CSP's role in philosophy of science (U Pitt)

2024-04-07 Thread Michael J.J. Tiffany
John, List: I agree with John regarding the urgent relevance of Peirce to this century. I have been a subscriber to this list for 17 years (since I was 26). In that time, among other things, I co-founded a billion dollar cybersecurity company (HUMAN Security, also one of the TIME100 Most

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

2024-04-06 Thread John F Sowa
Jerry, Thanks for that note. The following sentence shows why we need to relate Peirce's writings to the latest and greatest work that is being done today: >From the abstract: "C.S. Peirce, however, is not generally considered a >canonical figure in the history of philosophy of science." I