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Theory and Therapy of Representations • 4

Re: Theory and Therapy of Representations • 3 Re: Ontolog Forum • Paola Di Maio JA: What are the forces distorting our representations of what’s observed, what’s expected, and what’s intended? PDM: The short answer is …. the force behind all … Continue reading

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Theory and Therapy of Representations • 3

Representation is a concept we find at the intersection of cybernetics, epistemology, logic, mathematics, psychology, and sociology.  In my studies it led me from math to psych and back again, with sidelong glances at the history of democratic governance.  Its … Continue reading

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Theory and Therapy of Representations • 2

December 19, 2011 In a complex society, people making decisions and taking actions at places remote from you have the power to affect your life in significant ways.  Those people govern your life, they are your government, no matter what … Continue reading

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Theory and Therapy of Representations • 1

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

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Survey of Cybernetics • 2

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

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Theory and Therapy of Representations • 5

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

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Sign Relations • Discussion 14

Re: Cybernetics • Cliff Joslyn (1) (2) (3) (4) Dear Cliff, A few examples of sign relations and triadic relations may serve to illustrate the problem of their demarcation. First, to clear up one point of notation, in writing there … Continue reading

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Sign Relations • Discussion 13

Re: Cybernetics • Cliff Joslyn (1) (2) (3) Dear Cliff, Backing up a little — Whether a thing qualifies as a sign is not an ontological question, a matter of what it is in itself, but a pragmatic question, a … Continue reading

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Sign Relations • Discussion 12

Re: Cybernetics • Cliff Joslyn CJ: For a given arbitrary triadic relation (let’s say that and are all finite, non‑empty sets), I’m interested to understand what additional axioms you’re saying are necessary and sufficient to make a sign relation.  I … Continue reading

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Sign Relations • Discussion 11

Re: Cybernetics • Cliff Joslyn CJ: For a given arbitrary triadic relation (let’s say that and are all finite, non‑empty sets), I’m interested to understand what additional axioms you’re saying are necessary and sufficient to make a sign relation.  I … Continue reading

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