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Forgetfulness Of Purpose • 2

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Jon Awbrey

I had planned to get down to brass tacks as quickly as possible, with an object example from Ashby’s Cybernetics that made an impression on me at an early stage in my thinking about intelligent systems.  But while I was … Continue reading →

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Forgetfulness Of Purpose • 1

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Jon Awbrey

Naturally I had purposes and reflected on my purposes for as long as I can remember but I don’t think I thought about the concept of purpose in a systematic way until I began taking courses on cybernetics and systems … Continue reading →

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Objects, Models, Theories • 4

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Objects, Models, Theories • (1) • (2) • (3) Aristotle’s “Paradigm” We have been considering the following problem — What are objects, models, theories, and how do they relate to one another? In contemplating the problem I always find … Continue reading →

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Objects, Models, Theories • 3

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Objects, Models, Theories • (1) • (2) Re: Peirce List • Tom Gollier Here my task is to build bridges between several different classical and contemporary uses of the word model, so I don’t have the luxury of complete … Continue reading →

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Objects, Models, Theories • 2

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Jon Awbrey

Re: K.W. Regan • The Graph Of Math Re: Artem Kaznatcheev • Three Types Of Mathematical Models What — if anything — is the common sense that connects the different senses of the word model, as it has been used … Continue reading →

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Objects, Models, Theories • 1

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Jon Awbrey

Happy Birthday, Charles Sanders Peirce❢ — September 10, 1839 Re: Artem Kaznatcheev • Three Types of Mathematical Models Comment 1 In speaking of models one tends to find denizens of different disciplines talking at cross purposes to one another.  Logicians … Continue reading →

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