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From: Friam On Behalf Of Steven A Smith
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 6:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] IS: "...useful". WAS:: whackadoodles go mainstream!
> So, Peirce had many ideas of Peirce and we could be in love with different
> ones.
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> From: Friam On Behalf Of u?l? ?
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 3:00 PM
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Behalf Of u?l? ?
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 3:19 PM
To: FriAM
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] IS: "...useful". WAS:: whackadoodles go mainstream!
This is useful:
https://www.tor.com/2011/06/29/the-pooping-duck-marvel-of-18th-century-robotics/
> But what really fascinates me about all t
This is useful:
https://www.tor.com/2011/06/29/the-pooping-duck-marvel-of-18th-century-robotics/
> But what really fascinates me about all this is Wood’s suggestion for WHY a
> man of Vaucanson’s genius was so enthralled by mechanical duck defecation. In
> addition to proving both popular and l
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From: Friam On Behalf Of u?l? ?
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 3:00 PM
To: FriAM
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] IS: "...useful". WAS:: whackadoodles go mainstream!
I think your Peirce simulation might deny it. But his very useful work in logic
(at the very least) shows he was capable of rea
I think your Peirce simulation might deny it. But his very useful work in logic
(at the very least) shows he was capable of realizing the same sense of what is
useful that I have. You're not in love with Peirce, your in love with your idea
of Peirce.
On 4/20/20 1:38 PM, thompnicks...@gmail.com
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From: Friam On Behalf Of u?l? ?
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 1:04 PM
To: FriAM
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] IS: "...useful". WAS:: whackadoodles go mainstream!
Sure, I'll bite, since I'm waiting for criticis
Sure, I'll bite, since I'm waiting for criticism of a recent status report.
My naïve first attempt is to say that which is useful is that which *I* can use
to make things do what I want them to do. E.g. program a computer to output
data with a particular quality. In comparing 1) the attribution
Glen,
If ever you wanted to explore what you meant by "useful" in your message below,
I am your man.
Such a discussion would get at the soul of pragmatism, the war between Peirce
and his benefactor William James, and my war with Eric Charles concerning
whether we should talk not about the
