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Survey of Semiotics, Semiosis, Sign Relations • 4

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

C.S. Peirce defines logic as “formal semiotic”, using formal to highlight the place of logic as a normative science, over and above the descriptive study of signs and their role in wider fields of play.  Understanding logic as Peirce understands … Continue reading →

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Survey of Relation Theory • 6

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Jon Awbrey

In this Survey of blog and wiki posts on Relation Theory, relations are viewed from the perspective of combinatorics, in other words, as a topic in discrete mathematics, with special attention to finite structures and concrete set-theoretic constructions, many of … Continue reading →

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Survey of Semiotics, Semiosis, Sign Relations • 3

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

This is a Survey of blog and wiki resources on the theory of signs, variously known as semeiotic or semiotics, and the actions referred to as semiosis which transform signs among themselves in relation to their objects, all as based … Continue reading →

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Sign Relations, Triadic Relations, Relation Theory • Discussion 10

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

Re: FB | Dan Everett • On the Origin of Symbols and the Descent of Signs Continuing a discussion on the generative power of symbols (1) (2) (3). If it’s true what I say about symbols being the genus of … Continue reading →

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Sign Relations, Triadic Relations, Relation Theory • Discussion 9

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

Once, there was nothing there, nothing moving on its own, just data and people shuffling it around.  Then something happened, and it … it knew itself. William Gibson • Count Zero (1) (2) Re: FB | Dan Everett • On … Continue reading →

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Sign Relations, Triadic Relations, Relation Theory • Discussion 8

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

Re: FB | Dan Everett • On the Origin of Symbols and the Descent of Signs Continuing a discussion on the primal character of symbols. There are a few passages from Peirce going most quickly to the root of the … Continue reading →

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Sign Relations, Triadic Relations, Relation Theory • Discussion 7

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

Re: FB | Dan Everett • On the Origin of Symbols and the Descent of Signs A conversation with Dan Everett on Facebook led me to explain the following point about symbols a little better, or at least in fewer … Continue reading →

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Sign Relations, Triadic Relations, Relation Theory • Discussion 6

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Jon Awbrey

Re: FB | Charles S. Peirce Society • Alain Létourneau Alain Létourneau asks if I have any thoughts on Peirce’s Rhetoric.  I venture the following. Classically speaking, rhetoric (as distinguished from dialectic) treats forms of argument which “consider the audience” … Continue reading →

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Survey of Relation Theory • 5

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Jon Awbrey

In this Survey of blog and wiki posts on Relation Theory, relations are viewed from the perspective of combinatorics, in other words, as a topic in discrete mathematics, with special attention to finite structures and concrete set-theoretic constructions, many of … 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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