Robert, Jon, List,
It is clear that Monod and Peirce are offering competing sets of metaphysical
hypotheses. They seem to agree that biological evolution proceeds, in some
sense, from random variations. From this common starting point, the positions
differ on a number of points, including the
Jon Alen,
I do not even need to read te second and third alinea of your post. Of course
Short is right in this view. But that is trivial and not in conflict with my
statement. It simply follows from the difference in viewpoint: type vs process.
And to be frank I think it is better to leave your
Jeff, list
I'm going to quibble with you that Peirce and Monod have entirely
different views - on metaphysics or otherwise. I consider them
compatible.
I've used Monod in my own work in semiosis and for a reason - I felt
he supported Peirce's agapistic view of the devel
Edwina, Jon, Robert, Jeff, List,
I am wondering about the difference between Telos and Purpose: Is it so, that Telos is a Purpose, but not one of the individual´s mind, but of a mind of a system on another classificational level, or, speaking with Salthe, at another subsumption level? Then the
Edwina, Helmut, Robert, Jon, List,
The primary purpose of my post was to point out that there are good
methodological reasons for avoiding the temptation of importing metaphysical
claims into the discussion of the normative theory of semiotics.
Monod's philosophical views in metaphysics, logi
Jeff, list
I'm not here to defend or promote Monod - but I think that your
description of him differs greatly from my own interpretation and use
of him in my own work in semiotics.
1] You write:
JEFF: "Here is an example of the kind of position Monod is putting
Auke, List:
AvB: I do not even need to read te second and third alinea of your post
... And to be frank I think it is better to leave your 'explanation' in the
2nd and 3th alinea undiscussed in all detail.
Okay, but those two paragraphs are quite relevant to my overall theory of
semeiosis and f
Helmut, Jeff, List:
HR: I am wondering about the difference between Telos and Purpose ...
*Telos *is simply the Greek word for "end," and when I use it, I am often
just trying to avoid confusion with that which comes last in a temporal
sequence. I mentioned *telos *twice in my previous post in
