Tag Archives: Semiotics

Relation Theory • 1

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Here’s an introduction to Relation Theory geared to applications and taking a moderately general view at least as far as finite numbers of relational domains are concerned (-adic or -ary relations). Relation Theory This article treats relations from the perspective … Continue reading →

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Zeroth Law Of Semiotics • Discussion 1

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Zeroth Law Of Semiotics • Comment 2 Re: Laws of Form • John Mingers JM: Hmmm Sounds terribly like analytic philosophy to me. There are not real philosophical problems, it’s all just a matter of misuse of words. Have … Continue reading →

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All Liar, No Paradox • Discussion 2

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Laws of Form • James Bowery • John Mingers Dear James, John, et al. The questions arising in the present discussion take us back to the question of what we are using logical values like and for, which takes … Continue reading →

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All Liar, No Paradox • Discussion 1

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Laws of Form • John Mingers JM: Several people have referred recently to the idea that Laws of Form, and particularly Chapter 11 with imaginary logical values, provides an answer to the problems Russell found in Principia Mathematica leading to … Continue reading →

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The Difference That Makes A Difference That Peirce Makes • 33

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Ontolog Forum • William Frank William Frank asked a question about propositional attitudes and presuppositions. WF: Are there any formal languages, such as Common Logic, that adequately represent statements about propositions — statements from which, in natural reasoning, one can … Continue reading →

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Theme One Program • Discussion 6

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Peirce List • Jerry Chandler JC: This post [Theme One Program • Motivation 1] is so muddled that I gave up on a meaningful scientific interpretation of it. Dear Jerry, Thanks for the response. I heartily agree with the … Continue reading →

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Theme One Program • Discussion 5

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

I’ve been going back and looking again at the problems and questions which nudged me into the computational sphere as a way of building our human capacities for inquiry, learning, and reasoning. One critical issue, you might even say bifurcation … Continue reading →

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Conceptual Barriers • 4

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Conceptual Barriers • (1) • (2) • (3) Re: Peirce List • John Sowa • Gary Richmond • Robert Marty Dear Robert, I believe you have pointed to the crux of the matter. When I arrived on the campus … Continue reading →

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C.S. Peirce • Algebra of Logic ∫ Philosophy of Notation • 2

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Selection from C.S. Peirce, “On the Algebra of Logic : A Contribution to the Philosophy of Notation” (1885) §1.  Three Kinds Of Signs (cont.) I have taken pains to make my distinction of icons, indices, and tokens clear, in order … Continue reading →

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C.S. Peirce • Algebra of Logic ∫ Philosophy of Notation • 1

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

Selection from C.S. Peirce, “On the Algebra of Logic : A Contribution to the Philosophy of Notation” (1885) §1.  Three Kinds Of Signs Any character or proposition either concerns one subject, two subjects, or a plurality of subjects.  For example, … Continue reading →

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