John, Edwina, Daniel, List: Indeed, and I have never suggested any such thing, either; after all, it would wrongly imply that metaphysics comes *before *semeiotic in a proper classification of the sciences. Peirce unambiguously has it the other way around--"Metaphysics consists in the results of the absolute acceptance of logical principles not merely as regulatively valid, but as truths of being" (CP 1.487, c. 1896). Accordingly, what I *have *suggested previously is that semeiotic is sufficiently robust to prompt the plausible hypothesis of God as the real and independent object that determines the entire universe as a sign. I know that you disagree with this, but we have debated it sufficiently in the past and need not rehash those arguments.
Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 10:03 AM Edwina Taborsky <tabor...@primus.ca> wrote: > John - thanks for your comment. I think that's an important point. > > " Many theologians have considered Peirce's semeiotic useful for analyzing > theological arguments. But nobody, not even Peirce, has suggested that > theology or any theological hypothesis is sufficiently robust to be used as > a foundation for developing semeiotic." > > Edwina > > On Fri 17/04/20 10:50 AM , "John F. Sowa" s...@bestweb.net sent: > > Auke and Jon AS, > > I strongly agree with Auke's analysis. I would also like to comment on > the following point: > > AvB> God or the conception of god do not deliver valid arguments in > semiotics. My interest is systematical not biographical. > > A biographical analysis can be useful for clarifying what Peirce meant in > his voluminous writings. That is an important task for Peirce scholars. > Many theologians have considered Peirce's semeiotic useful for analyzing > theological arguments. But nobody, not even Peirce, has suggested that > theology or any theological hypothesis is sufficiently robust to be used as > a foundation for developing semeiotic. > > John > >
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