Jerry: It appears that the content of any reply that I created at this point in time, would not be compatible with typical Peirce List content.
Take care, be good to yourself and have fun, Joe On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 9:45 PM Jerry LR Chandler < jerry_lr_chand...@icloud.com> wrote: > Joe, List: > > > On Mar 21, 2019, at 6:43 PM, joseph simpson <jjs0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > John Sowa's statements were given in the context of 'proposition analysis.' > > From the "Handbook of Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics," page 5: > > "logically equivalent propositions: compound propositions that involve the > same variables and have the same truth table." > > Now that wasn't too bad, was it? > > Simply indigestible! :-) > > Firstly, may I ask if the citation from the handbook was referring to > “continuous predicates”? > > (Frankly, I have participated in two graduate level classes in > Combinatorics, seeking to understand the relationships between atomic > numbers and molecular numbers, as well as several years of seminars. I have > never seen the notion of “continuous predicate” used in combinatorial texts > or discussed in seminars.) > > Are you aware of anyone every using this notion in mathematics? > > Secondly, does this statement mean anything beyond the simple fact that > > "if two truth tables are identical in all respects, then they are > logically equivalent.” > > Thirdly, thank you pointing out the distinction. In certain cases, it is > a very important distinction. > > Finally, Joe, the paper you referenced in your post is very novel. I like > the style. From a CSP perspective, it may be the most important application > of triadicity I have seen. I will read more as time permits, faintly > optimistic that a path to chemical applications is conceivable. Clearly, > the potential applications of this approach to AI and cybernetics appear to > me to be huge, realizing that potential could generate substantial > recognition. Best wishes for its future developments. > > Comments? Questions? > > Cheers > > Jerry > > > > > > > > > -- Joe Simpson “Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.” George Bernard Shaw Git Hub link: https://github.com/jjs0sbw Research Gate link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Simpson3 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/jjs0sbw Web Site: https://systemsconcept.org/
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