[PEIRCE-L] Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.2

2014-09-24 Thread Gary Fuhrman
Continuing our study of NP Chapter 3: §3.2 outlines the extension of the Dicisign concept — i.e. the range of semiotic phenomena to which it is applicable — and lists several “merits” of the concept (p. 52). The first of these is the one of greatest interest in biosemiotics: “it allows for

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: [biosemiotics:6912] Re: Natural Propositions,

2014-09-24 Thread sb
Ben, Gary, R., Gary F., i've got to start from the end of your post. You speak of the society "rewarding diciplines" and this sheds a light on your idea of sociology in this discussion. Your sociology consists of conscious actors who reward, strive for power, wealth or status. This is more a r

[PEIRCE-L] Re: [biosemiotics:6976] Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.2

2014-09-24 Thread Edwina Taborsky
I'm confused by this argument. My understanding of 'symbol' is that it refers to a singular and specific relation; that between the Representamen and the Object - which can be 'iconic, indexical or symbolic'. The dicisign, on the other hand, is the full triad, a dicent symbolic legisign - i.

RE: [biosemiotics:6973] RE: [PEIRCE-L] RE: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.1

2014-09-24 Thread Gary Fuhrman
Jeff, I think what you have in mind here is a more 'advanced' stream of our seminar, i.e. for those who are " trying to work more systematically through his philosophical position." But since we expect that many of those following this seminar are not trying to do that, it's likely that those who a

[PEIRCE-L] Natural Propositions • Selected Passages

2014-09-24 Thread Jon Awbrey
Peircers, As I read, read again, and scan ahead through Frederik's book, I find the issues it raises very stimulating and its overall perspective very "amen"-able, if you will, from my customary spot in the amen corner. If I appear too often or only critical, it is probably because I don't no

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.2

2014-09-24 Thread Clark Goble
> On Sep 24, 2014, at 6:24 AM, Gary Fuhrman wrote: > > But as Frederik points out in his footnote (p. 51) about “degeneracy,” not > all Dicisigns are symbols — only propositions are. Does this mean that > non-symbolic Dicisigns — or “natural propositions” — are degenerate in some > sense? And

[PEIRCE-L] RE: [biosemiotics:6977] Re: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.2

2014-09-24 Thread Gary Fuhrman
Edwina, lists, In Peirce, “dicent sign” is synonymous with “dicisign”. A dicent symbolic legisign is a proposition; as Peirce puts it, “a proposition is, in short, a Dicisign that is a Symbol. But an Index, likewise, may be a Dicisign” (EP2:282). So for Peirce, the dicent symbolic legisign i

Re: [biosemiotics:6973] RE: [PEIRCE-L] RE: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.1

2014-09-24 Thread Clark Goble
One other brief thought. Something I’ve not seen discussed much in the literature is the relationship between mathematics and propositions. (This may just because admittedly I’ve not sought out such discussions) Propositions are usually taken as linguistic with fairly strict boundaries on what

[PEIRCE-L] Re: Natural Propositions • Selected Passages

2014-09-24 Thread Jon Awbrey
Peircers, Here is the first passage I wanted to single out for further reflection, from “3.2. The Extension of the Dicisign Concept”. I have broken out the separate points of the long paragraph to facilitate study and discussion. As always, please let me know if you find any typos in my tran

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: [biosemiotics:6842] Re: Natural Propositions,

2014-09-24 Thread Benjamin Udell
Howard, lists, I regard math's effectiveness in idioscopy, especially in physics, as wondrous but _/not unreasonable/_, probably because I don't regard either mathematical theory or the mathematical subject matter itself as the mere creation, free or otherwise, of the brain of _/homo sapiens/_

[PEIRCE-L] Re: [biosemiotics:6980] Re: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.2

2014-09-24 Thread Edwina Taborsky
OK - yes, I know that three of the ten classes have the relation with the Interpretant in a mode of Secondness and thus, are termed 'dicent'. Their other relations may be in a mode of Secondness or Thirdness (never, of course, within Firstness). I was under the impression, from my as yet unfini

Re: [biosemiotics:6973] RE: [PEIRCE-L] RE: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.1

2014-09-24 Thread Gary Richmond
Gary F., Jeff, Clark, lists, I've been reading the passages you pointed to from *Kaina Stoicheia* ("New Elements") in EP2, Gary, and I tend to agree with you that, while I too will be very interested in the special direction that Jeff would like to take the discussion of this chapter of NP, that f

Re: [biosemiotics:6973] RE: [PEIRCE-L] RE: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.1

2014-09-24 Thread Clark Goble
> On Sep 24, 2014, at 1:16 PM, Gary Richmond wrote: > > In any event, I'm finding section 4. of "New Elements" of especial interest > and want to discuss the passage discussing the copula as an index and the way > that in the proposition "Socrates is wise," for example, that ". . .it is not >

[PEIRCE-L] Re: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.1

2014-09-24 Thread Jon Awbrey
Chapter 3.1 GF:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14236 JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14249 JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14264 JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14265 GF:http://perm

[PEIRCE-L] Re: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.1

2014-09-24 Thread Gary Richmond
Jon, lists, Would you say that Peirce, is in such a passage as this one (of which I could quote several), guilty of your putative fallacy of misplaced essence? A Symbol is a sign which refers to the Object that it denotes by virtue of a law, usually an association of general ideas, which operates

Re: [biosemiotics:6973] [PEIRCE-L] RE: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.1

2014-09-24 Thread Clark Goble
Just to go along with those last comments of mine, the following quote is be useful. The logic of relatives furnishes the solution, by showing that propositions usually have several subjects, that one of these subjects is the so-called Universe of Discourse, that as a general rule a proposition

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: [biosemiotics:6912] Re: Natural Propositions,

2014-09-24 Thread Benjamin Udell
Stefan, Gary R., Gary F., list, I'm not sure how much there is in what you say that I'd disagree with. I'd point out that I wasn't attempting to describe social influences on research in real depth, but just to indicate that I believe that they exist and that I had given them at least a little

[PEIRCE-L] Re: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.1

2014-09-24 Thread Jon Awbrey
Chapter 3.1 GF:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14236 JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14249 JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14264 JA:http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.science.philosophy.peirce/14265 GF:http://perm

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: [biosemiotics:6842] Re: Natural Propositions,

2014-09-24 Thread Howard Pattee
At 02:11 PM 9/24/2014, Benjamin wrote: [snip] I'm just saying that if one regards mathematics mainly as a neural activity, then mathematics would seem absurdly effective in physics and other special sciences, as if an average child by doodling had invented a rocket ship. HP: I do not see anti

[PEIRCE-L] Re: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.1

2014-09-24 Thread Gary Richmond
Jon, lists, Just a few interleaved remarks for now. JA: I read Peirce the same way I read anyone else who puts forward a description or a depiction of anything. I observe a principle of charitable interpretation, which means that I seek an interpretation of what they propose that does not result