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> On Sep 25, 2017, at 12:06 PM, Jerry LR Chandler <jerry_lr_chand...@mac.com> > wrote: > > List: > > Earlier in the summer, several posts addressed the meanings of CP2.230 > (1910). The topic of interest is the meaning of the term “emanations”. I > interpret emanations as signs from emanative sources exterior to the > “observer" or any (mechanical) recipient of the emanative signs. In other > words, the generative object that gives forth the emanations is not only > exterior to the observer, it is also physically real. CP2.230 (1910) stands > behind the subjective meanings of the logical terms of “quali-sign, sin-sign > and legi-signs”. These three categories of sign terms have no a priori > mathematical content and bare no simple relation to mathematical symbolism. > As most readers know, these terms were coined by CSP as source terms for his > relational semantic logic. These terms apparently denote the potential for > interpreting the emanations as icons, indices and symbols. The specific > examples of these terms stand behind the logical synthesis of propositions > (rhema, dicisigns, argument) for logical argumentation such that “true/false” > assertions are valid. Some authors refer to this chain of reasoning as > "emanative causality”. > With the above paragraph a merely a quick and dirty summary of a very perplex > topic, I ask, how does “emanative causality” relate to the various > definitions of pragmatism? The following reference opens an analytical > discussion of three formulations of the meaning of the pragmatic maxim. Of > particular importance is the discussion of the grammatical forms that relate > indicative and imperative sentences. > > MIDWEST STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY > v. 28 #1, Sept 2004, pp. 119-136 > Christopher Hookway. “The principle of pragmatism: Peirce’s formulations and > examples.” > > I note in passing that in modern chemical logic, emanative causality is used > to establish the electrical nature of the chemical bond and hence the > structural patterns of atoms in molecules. This logical usage differs from > the concept of the relations between atomic sentences and molecular > sentences introduced by B. Russell. Thus, emanative causality (the causality > associated with signs) contributes to understanding the distinctions between > CSP’s notions of graph theory and modern mathematical graph theory based on > set theory, functions and mappings. > The Hookway reference sheds some light on last summer's discussions of > CP2.230 (1910) and could be of interest to at least two contributors to this > list serve. > > Cheers > > Jerry > >
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