Helmut, according to Peirce, metaphysics depends on logic, not the other way round. And I think a strictly mathematical law doesn’t interact with anything existing; it is at best a mathematical formulation (a sign) of a real law of nature (which does determine actual events, though not exactly.)
Love, gary Coming from the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Helmut Raulien Sent: 12-Nov-24 11:07 To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Aw: [PEIRCE-L] Plato and Peirce Jon, List, Thank you, Jon! I don´t think, that unicorns exist in the logical sense, but only their concept. And this fictional concept doesn´t directly interact with matter or energy, while a mathematical law does. And I also think, that modal logic includes classical logic. That is, why I have problems accepting, that there are two different meanings of "exist". Doesn´t logic belong to metaphysics? But maybe I am wrong, I have been before. Best, Helmut
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