Monthly Archives: May 2022

Functional Logic • Inquiry and Analogy • 10

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

Inquiry and Analogy • Functional Conception of Quantification Theory Up till now quantification theory has been based on the assumption of individual variables ranging over universal collections of perfectly determinate elements.  The mere act of writing quantified formulas like and … Continue reading →

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Functional Logic • Inquiry and Analogy • 9

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

Inquiry and Analogy • Dewey’s “Sign of Rain” • An Example of Inquiry We turn again to Dewey’s vignette, tracing figures of logic on grounds of semiotic. A man is walking on a warm day.  The sky was clear the … Continue reading →

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