I wasn't thinking about thinking exactly. When I think about thinking I think of Descartes who equates existence with thinking. Thinking to me is a conscious act which is alert to the ethical and aesthetic dimensions of existence. When I consider thinking, I consider a three-fold movement from sign through index to symbol (or action or expression). Considering what I call binary thinking, I would categorize that as a degenerate mode when it is applied to matters require a triadic process reach completion.
*@stephencrose <https://twitter.com/stephencrose>* On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Jerry LR Chandler <[email protected]> wrote: > List, Stephen: > > A bit puzzled about your way of expressing yourself in this post. > > Are you conflating categorizations of linguistic terms ( binary > thinking, binary mode of thought) with the mode of being of conscious > processes? > > Would you disagree with the assertion that individual conscious acts are a > consequence of individual historical developments while linguistic terms > are consequences of cultural categorizations of sounds used to construct > and augment communication? > > In other words, what are you thinking OF when you think ABOUT thinking? > > Cheers > > Jerry > > > > On Jun 8, 2014, at 5:06 AM, Stephen C. Rose wrote: > > My only comment since I looked at this link is that it appears to be > binary thinking which is my term for thinking that opposes things (men, > women) and then proceeds to skewer one side or the other. Inevitably this > reaches a dead end. It appeals to those who like the binary mode of > thought. We have a long way to go to establish that triadic should be and > perhaps is the mode that should dominate. > > *@stephencrose <https://twitter.com/stephencrose>* > > > On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 2:31 AM, Stephen Jarosek <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Some obnoxious individuals are selfishly taking advantage of the >> principles >> of freedom of speech. They should be stopped immediately, because there >> are >> some things that MUST NEVER be questioned: >> >> http://www.avoiceformen.com/a-voice-for-men/detroit-has-a-problem-sign-this- >> petition-to-help-fix-it/ >> <http://www.avoiceformen.com/a-voice-for-men/detroit-has-a-problem-sign-this-petition-to-help-fix-it/> >> >> How dare they. Don't they know their proper place? >> >> (interesting watching the evolution of meaning in culture... we have >> front-row seats) >> >> >> >> >> ----------------------------- >> PEIRCE-L subscribers: Click on "Reply List" or "Reply All" to REPLY ON >> PEIRCE-L to this message. PEIRCE-L posts should go to >> [email protected] . To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message not to PEIRCE-L >> but to [email protected] with the line "UNSubscribe PEIRCE-L" in the >> BODY of the message. More at >> http://www.cspeirce.com/peirce-l/peirce-l.htm . >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ----------------------------- > PEIRCE-L subscribers: Click on "Reply List" or "Reply All" to REPLY ON > PEIRCE-L to this message. PEIRCE-L posts should go to > [email protected] . To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message not to PEIRCE-L > but to [email protected] with the line "UNSubscribe PEIRCE-L" in the > BODY of the message. More at http://www.cspeirce.com/peirce-l/peirce-l.htm > . > > > > > >
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