Gary R., List:
Thank you for taking the time to provide a very thorough explanation of your position. There is much to ponder, but for now I just want to offer a few initial comments. GR: So, as I see it, this is the path of one of the patterns of inference, namely, abduction. In this variation of the bean example, I will *presume* that all the beans from this bag are white *because* I see a handfull of white beans lying near that bag, and so I suppose that a sampling of the bag will show them *possibly* to be white. This makes it seem like the hypothesis is the Rule, but in CP 2.623, the hypothesis is the Case. In other words, your description here sounds to me more like induction than abduction. That these beans are white is an observed fact (Secondness), not a mere possibility (Firstness). That all beans from this bag are white is a known law (Thirdness), not a mere supposition (Firstness); per EP 2.441, it corresponds to the circumstances of the surprising fact's occurrence. The only conjecture (Firstness) is that these beans are (plausibly) from this bag. Hence 2ns/3ns/1ns, consistent with the sequence in CP 5.189. I guess a question in my mind now is whether Rule, Case, and Result have to be assigned to the same category for all three inference forms. In deduction, the Case is the observed fact, rather than the Result; but the Result is not a conjecture, it follows necessarily from the Rule and Case. In induction, both the Case and the Result are observed facts. I wonder if I am simply looking at all of this from a different perspective than your "vectorial" analysis--which, by the way, I value greatly for having helped me sort out my concept of the "logic of ingenuity" in engineering (1ns/3ns/2ns). Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt
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