Tag Archives: Anthem

Inquiry Into Inquiry • Flash Back

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves … Julius Caesar • 1.2.141–142 Signs have a power to inform, to lead our thoughts and thus our actions in accord with reality, to make reality our friend.  … Continue reading →

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Inquiry Into Inquiry • In Medias Res

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Daniel Everett DE: I am trying to represent two readings of the three juxtaposed sentences in English.  The first reading is that the judge and the jury both know that Malcolm is guilty.  The second is that the judge knows … Continue reading →

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Inquiry Into Inquiry • On Initiative 2

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Scott Aaronson • (1) • (2) • (3) SA: Personally, I’d give neither of them [Bohr or Einstein] perfect marks, in part because they not only both missed Bell’s Theorem, but failed even to ask the requisite question (namely:  … Continue reading →

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Inquiry Into Inquiry • On Initiative 1

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

Re: R.J. Lipton and K.W. Regan • Sorting and Proving Somewhat incidental to the twin themes of Sorting and Proving in computer science, Dick Lipton and Ken Regan made the following observation about an AI program whose sentience or otherwise is currently … Continue reading →

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Inquiry Into Inquiry • Discussion 3

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Peirce List • (1) (2) Re: Inquiry Into Inquiry • Discussion 2 The fact most neglected about the Neglected Argument is its character as an abductive argument, a “Holy Guess” if you will to believe, and as such the … Continue reading →

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Inquiry Into Inquiry • Discussion 2

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Peirce List • Phyllis Chiasson Re: Peirce List • Edwina Taborsky PC: Phenomenology is (with math) the underpinning of both scientific inquiry and everyday reasoning.  Improve one’s capability for observation and classification and you improve his/her ability to think … Continue reading →

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Inquiry Into Inquiry • Discussion 1

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Inquiry Into Inquiry • On Balance Re: Laws of Form • Peter Jones PJ: I realise, in brief, the extent of your project — Inquiry Driven Systems • Problem but reading your post makes me wonder about the core … Continue reading →

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Inquiry Into Inquiry • On Balance

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Everyone knows what it means to have obstacles to overcome or events to understand and how we go hunting for whatever action, model, or theory will do the trick.  Other times we have a scheme or theory all ready in … Continue reading →

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On Reading Peirce • Discussion 2

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Peirce List • Jon Awbrey • Gary Richmond JA: Well, it’s true, all science is under construction. But not everything under construction is a science. GR: True.  But I’d suggest that there is no good reason to block the … Continue reading →

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On Reading Peirce • Discussion 1

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Peirce List • Jon Awbrey • John Sowa JFS: I detect a prebit of irony in your note. Although I respect Peirce’s ethics of terminology and observe his recommendations when they are appropriate and realistic, I also know that … Continue reading →

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