Tag Archives: Sign Relations

Sign Relations, Triadic Relations, Relation Theory • 1

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Jon Awbrey

To understand how signs work in Peirce’s theory of triadic sign relations, or “semiotics”, we have to understand, in order of increasing generality, sign relations, triadic relations, and relations in general, each as conceived in Peirce’s logic of relative terms … Continue reading →

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Pragmatic Semiotic Information • Discussion 20

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Jon Awbrey

Re: R.J. Lipton and K.W. Regan • IBM Conference on the Informational Lens A little bit of history recoded … It may be worth noting the Information Revolution in our understanding of science began in the mid 1860s when C.S. Peirce … Continue reading →

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Precursors Of Category Theory • Discussion 3

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Jon Awbrey

Take your place on The Great Mandala As it moves through your brief moment of time. Win or lose now you must choose now And if you lose you’re only losing your life. Peter Yarrow Re: Ontolog Forum • Alex … Continue reading →

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Precursors Of Category Theory • Discussion 2

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Ontolog Forum • Alex Shkotin AS: Looking at “categories, or types” in Precursors Of Category Theory • Hilbert and Ackermann what do you think of to say “Precursors Of Type Theory” as Category Theory is a math discipline?   … Continue reading →

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Precursors Of Category Theory • Discussion 1

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Jon Awbrey

Re: FB | Medieval Logic • EB • JA • JA • EB • JA • EB • JA • JA • EB JA:  In the logic of Aristotle categories are adjuncts to reasoning designed to resolve ambiguities and thus … Continue reading →

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Category Theory • Comment 1

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Jon Awbrey

I’m deep in the middle of upgrading my intro to sign relations and I am determined to stick to it this time but there will be a phase when it’s critical to bring category theory to bear on the development.  … Continue reading →

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Sign Relations • Discussion 10

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Jon Awbrey

Anthesis • Definition • Signs and Inquiry • Examples Dyadic Aspects • Denotation • Connotation • Ennotation Semiotic Equivalence Relations • (1) • (2) Re: Cybernetics • Klaus Krippendorff • Bernard Scott Re: Ontolog • Mihai Nadin • John Sowa … Continue reading →

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Sign Relations • Discussion 9

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Sign Relations • Ennotation Re: Peirce List • Helmut Raulien Dear Helmut, Thanks for your comments.  They prompt me to say a little more about the mathematical character of the sign relational models I’m using. Peirce without mathematics is … Continue reading →

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Sign Relations • Semiotic Equivalence Relations 2

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Jon Awbrey

A few items of notation are useful in discussing equivalence relations in general and semiotic equivalence relations in particular. In general, if is an equivalence relation on a set then every element of belongs to a unique equivalence class under … Continue reading →

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Sign Relations • Discussion 8

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Jon Awbrey

Re: Sign Relations • Ennotation Re: Peirce List • Helmut Raulien Dear Helmut, The important thing now is to extend our perspective beyond one sign at a time and one object, sign, interpretant at a time to comprehending a sign … Continue reading →

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