Jon S wrote:
"The irritation of doubt causes a struggle to attain a state of belief."
(CP 5.374)
The first phase of inquiry is abduction, which begins when an established
habit of expectation (3ns) is confounded by an act of observation (2ns),
which produces a feeling of surprise (1ns).
The last phase of inquiry is induction, which concludes when a new
belief-habit (3ns) is NOT confounded by any acts of observation (2ns),
which produces a feeling of satisfaction (1ns).
,
Jon, I like your formulations very much and agree with the associated
categories you've provided. I think they clearly express these "phases of
inquiry," pointing to, imo, something slightly different, perhaps something
deeper in the logic of inquiry than the simple inversions of the deductive
syllogism Peirce offers at CP 2.623 (which I still see as valid).
At the moment I am imagining that they might have a rather direct bearing
on the psychology of inquiry ("a feeling of surprise;" "a feeling of
satisfaction").
Best,
Gary R
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On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 9:33 PM, Jon Alan Schmidt <jonalanschm...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Gary R., List:
>
> Quick thought ...
>
> "The irritation of doubt causes a struggle to attain a state of belief."
> (CP 5.374)
>
> The first phase of inquiry is abduction, which begins when an established
> habit of expectation (3ns) is confounded by an act of observation (2ns),
> which produces a feeling of surprise (1ns).
>
> The last phase of inquiry is induction, which concludes when a new
> belief-habit (3ns) is NOT confounded by any acts of observation (2ns),
> which produces a feeling of satisfaction (1ns).
>
> 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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