Category Archives: Semiotics

Systems of Interpretation • 1

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Peirce List • Mike Bergman • Valentine Daniel Questions have arisen about the different styles of diagrams and figures used to represent triadic sign relations in Peircean semiotics.  What do they mean?  Which style is best?  Among the most … Continue reading →

Posted in C.S. Peirce, Diagrammatic Reasoning, Interpretive Frameworks, Logic, Logical Graphs, Objective Frameworks, Relation Theory, Semiotics, Sign Relations, Systems of Interpretation, Triadic Relations, Visualization | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Theory and Therapy of Representations • 5

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

Re: R.J. Lipton and K.W. Regan • Legal Complexity I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Adaptive Systems, C.S. Peirce, Cybernetics, Democracy, Economics, Education, Expectation, Governance, Information, Inquiry, Intention, Justice, Law, Logic, Max Weber, Observation, Plato, Pragmata, Representation, Science, Semiotics, Society, Statistics, Systems Theory | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Survey of Cybernetics • 3

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

Again, in a ship, if a man were at liberty to do what he chose, but were devoid of mind and excellence in navigation (αρετης κυβερνητικης), do you perceive what must happen to him and his fellow sailors? Plato • … Continue reading →

Posted in Abduction, C.S. Peirce, Communication, Control, Cybernetics, Deduction, Determination, Discovery, Doubt, Epistemology, Fixation of Belief, Induction, Information, Information = Comprehension × Extension, Information Theory, Inquiry, Inquiry Driven Systems, Inquiry Into Inquiry, Interpretation, Invention, Knowledge, Learning Theory, Logic, Logic of Relatives, Logic of Science, Mathematics, Peirce, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Pragmatic Information, Probable Reasoning, Process Thinking, Relation Theory, Scientific Inquiry, Scientific Method, Semeiosis, Semiosis, Semiotic Information, Semiotics, Sign Relational Manifolds, Sign Relations, Surveys, Triadic Relations, Uncertainty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Survey of Inquiry Driven Systems • 5

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

This is a Survey of work in progress on Inquiry Driven Systems, material I plan to refine toward a more compact and systematic treatment of the subject. An inquiry driven system is a system having among its state variables some … Continue reading →

Posted in Abduction, Adaptive Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Automated Research Tools, C.S. Peirce, Cognitive Science, Cybernetics, Deduction, Educational Systems Design, Educational Technology, Fixation of Belief, Induction, Information Theory, Inquiry, Inquiry Driven Systems, Inquiry Into Inquiry, Intelligent Systems, Interpretation, Logic, Logic of Science, Mathematics, Mental Models, Pragmatic Maxim, Semiotics, Sign Relations, Triadic Relations, Visualization | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Relation Theory • Discussion 5

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Survey of Relation Theory Re: Ontolog Forum • Ravi Sharma RS: Is there also an attempt at integrating these relation concepts?  Like a meta‑model of relations? Dear Ravi, I haven’t run across the concept of a meta‑model before so … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra, Algebra of Logic, C.S. Peirce, Category Theory, Combinatorics, Discrete Mathematics, Duality, Dyadic Relations, Foundations of Mathematics, Graph Theory, Logic, Logic of Relatives, Mathematics, Peirce, Relation Theory, Semiotics, Set Theory, Sign Relational Manifolds, Sign Relations, Triadic Relations, Type Theory, Visualization | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Relation Theory • Discussion 4

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Survey of Relation Theory Re: Ontolog Forum • Ravi Sharma RS: Is there also an attempt at integrating these relation concepts?  Like a meta‑model of relations? Dear Ravi, Thanks for the question.  I believe I’d say yes to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Algebra, Algebra of Logic, C.S. Peirce, Category Theory, Combinatorics, Discrete Mathematics, Duality, Dyadic Relations, Foundations of Mathematics, Graph Theory, Logic, Logic of Relatives, Mathematics, Peirce, Relation Theory, Semiotics, Set Theory, Sign Relational Manifolds, Sign Relations, Triadic Relations, Type Theory, Visualization | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Theme One Program • Discussion 10

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Mathstodon • Seamus Bradley SB: I thought of a programming language where every function can only return one type:  the return type.  The return type is just a wrapper around a struct that contains the actual return value, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Algorithms, Animata, Artificial Intelligence, Boolean Functions, C.S. Peirce, Cactus Graphs, Cognition, Computation, Constraint Satisfaction Problems, Data Structures, Differential Logic, Equational Inference, Formal Languages, Graph Theory, Inquiry Driven Systems, Laws of Form, Learning Theory, Logic, Logical Graphs, Mathematics, Minimal Negation Operators, Painted Cacti, Peirce, Propositional Calculus, Semiotics, Spencer Brown, Visualization | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Survey of Definition and Determination • 2

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

In the early 1990s, “in the middle of life’s journey” as the saying goes, I returned to grad school in a systems engineering program with the idea of taking a more systems-theoretic approach to my development of Peircean themes, from … Continue reading →

Posted in C.S. Peirce, Comprehension, Constraint, Definition, Determination, Extension, Form, Indication, Information = Comprehension × Extension, Inquiry, Intension, Logic, Logic of Science, Mathematics, Peirce, Semiotics, Structure | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Survey of Semiotics, Semiosis, Sign Relations • 4

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

C.S. Peirce defines logic as “formal semiotic”, using formal to highlight the place of logic as a normative science, over and above the descriptive study of signs and their role in wider fields of play.  Understanding logic as Peirce understands … Continue reading →

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Survey of Pragmatic Semiotic Information • 6

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

This is a Survey of blog and wiki posts on a theory of information which grows out of pragmatic semiotic ideas.  All my projects are exploratory in character but this line of inquiry is more open‑ended than most.  The question … Continue reading →

Posted in Abduction, C.S. Peirce, Communication, Control, Cybernetics, Deduction, Determination, Discovery, Doubt, Epistemology, Fixation of Belief, Induction, Information, Information = Comprehension × Extension, Information Theory, Inquiry, Inquiry Driven Systems, Inquiry Into Inquiry, Interpretation, Invention, Knowledge, Learning Theory, Logic, Logic of Relatives, Logic of Science, Mathematics, Peirce, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Pragmatic Information, Probable Reasoning, Process Thinking, Relation Theory, Scientific Inquiry, Scientific Method, Semeiosis, Semiosis, Semiotic Information, Semiotics, Sign Relational Manifolds, Sign Relations, Surveys, Triadic Relations, Uncertainty | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments