Tag Archives: Structure

Survey of Definition and Determination • 3

In the early 1990s, “in the middle of life’s journey” as the saying goes, I returned to grad school in a systems engineering program with the idea of taking a more systems-theoretic approach to my development of Peircean themes, from … Continue reading

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Survey of Definition and Determination • 2

In the early 1990s, “in the middle of life’s journey” as the saying goes, I returned to grad school in a systems engineering program with the idea of taking a more systems-theoretic approach to my development of Peircean themes, from … Continue reading

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Survey of Definition and Determination • 1

In the early 1990s, “in the middle of life’s journey” as the saying goes, I returned to grad school in a systems engineering program with the idea of taking a more systems-theoretic approach to my development of Peircean themes, from … Continue reading

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Definition and Determination • 14

Re: Peirce List (1) (2) I’ve been trying to sort through the explosion of topics and tangents that have arisen over the past month — disruptions in my actual and virtual office spaces have made it hard for me to … Continue reading

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Definition and Determination • 13

Re: Peirce List (1) (2) Re: Jerry Rhee (1) (2) Verbal acrobatics can get a person only so far, even for a high-wire act like C.S. Peirce, and all the great failures to launch I’ve seen pragmatism and semiotics suffer from … Continue reading

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Definition and Determination • 12

Re: Peirce List (1) (2) Re: Jerry Rhee, quoting Peirce (1) (2) The surprising fact, C, is observed; But if A were true, C would be a matter of course, Hence, there is reason to suspect that A is true.  … Continue reading

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Definition and Determination • 11

Re: Peirce List (1) (2) Re: Gary Fuhrman (1) (2) Re: Jeffrey Downard (1) (2) The subject of determination comes up from time to time.  Here is a link to an assortment of excerpts I collected when I was first … Continue reading

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