Category Archives: Peter Woit

Pragmatic Semiotic Information • Discussion 5

Re: Ontolog Forum • AA Of course it’s not that simple.  I called it a cornerstone not a whole building but it gives us a starting point and a first approach to a pragmatic semiotic architecture still being built as we speak. … Continue reading

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Pragmatic Semiotic Information • Discussion 4

Re: Is Quantum Mechanics A Probabilistic Theory? • What Is Measurement? Measurement is an extension of perception.  Measurement gives us data about an object system the way perception gives us percepts, which we may consider just a species of data. … Continue reading

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