Jerry C., List: To which specific hypotheses of mine are you referring? What exactly do you mean by "reference terms" in those hypotheses?
Thanks, Jon S. On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Jerry LR Chandler < jerry_lr_chand...@icloud.com> wrote: > Jon: > > JC: I am puzzled about why this question is of import to you. > > > Since everyone (including Peirce) agrees that instead the Object > determines the Sign, > > Again, I suggest you examine your hypotheses more critically. > > JC: Are you rejecting the necessary hypothesis that the normativity of > the interpretant is a function of the norms of the interpreter? > > > My understanding is that there is no such thing as a "necessary > hypothesis”; > > Again, I suggest you examine your hypothesis. > > Why do you think these hypotheses are are consistent with either logical > or scientific reasoning? > > In logical terms, what role are you assigning to reference terms in the > propositions you are proposing? > > Cheers > > Jerry > > Regards, > > Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA > Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman > www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt> - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt > > On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 9:33 AM, Jerry LR Chandler < > jerry_lr_chand...@icloud.com> wrote: > >> List, Jon: >> >> On Apr 18, 2017, at 8:32 PM, Jon Alan Schmidt <jonalanschm...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> If not, how else can we explain why it must be the case that the Object >> determines the Sign, which determines the Intepretant? >> >> I am puzzled about why this question is of import to you. >> >> Are you rejecting the necessary hypothesis that the normativity of the >> interpretant is a function of the norms of the interpreter? >> >> It seems to me that from either a scientific or engineering perspective: >> >> 1. Any pragmatic object is a natural sort or kind. >> 2. Any pragmatic object can induce dynamics as an “originator of signs” >> by a range of metrologies. >> >> Of course, some signs carry very little meaning about the nature of >> interpretant while other measurements are *essential to determining the >> identity* of the interpretant. (Not all signs are created equal!) >> >> Cheers >> >> Jerry >> >
----------------------------- PEIRCE-L subscribers: Click on "Reply List" or "Reply All" to REPLY ON PEIRCE-L to this message. PEIRCE-L posts should go to peirce-L@list.iupui.edu . To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message not to PEIRCE-L but to l...@list.iupui.edu with the line "UNSubscribe PEIRCE-L" in the BODY of the message. More at http://www.cspeirce.com/peirce-l/peirce-l.htm .
