Re: [PEIRCE-L] Metalanguage (was Delta Existential Graphs

2024-02-25 Thread John F Sowa
Jon, I admit that I was looking at the printed book, Reasoning and the logic of things. In that book, the transcription shows a clearly drawn line that connects the oval to the word 'is'. That is an excellent notation. I admit that the MS copies below are ambiguous. But the two sentences

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Delta Existential Graphs (was The Proper Way in Logic)

2024-02-25 Thread Jon Alan Schmidt
List: The sole reason that Peirce expresses in R L376 (1911 Dec 6) for needing to add a Delta part to EGs is "in order to deal with modals," which he explicitly and repeatedly defines elsewhere as propositions involving possibility or necessity. As I spell out in detail in my forthcoming paper,

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Metalanguage (was Delta Existential Graphs

2024-02-25 Thread Jon Alan Schmidt
John, List: JFS: I already answered these points. I could say the same thing, but I will likewise give it another try. JFS: Please look at the example in RLT. A line of identity by itself is a complete, fully formed EG. There is no line of identity in that one-of-a-kind EG. The line

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Metalanguage (was Delta Existential Graphs

2024-02-25 Thread Jon Alan Schmidt
John, List: JFS: I appreciate your comments, even though they disagree with what I believe Peirce intended. But I can see that I need to respond to the questions you raise in the article I'm writing. Likewise, I appreciate your responses and the ongoing dialogue. As I see it, what we are

Re:[PEIRCE-L]

2024-02-25 Thread Michael Shapiro
Gary, I think that using the participial form gives the correct notion of process involved in reaching the state of idealism. M. -Original Message- From: Gary Richmond Sent: Feb 25, 2024 12:17 AM To: Michael Shapiro Subject: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Michael, What do you think of Ivo Ibri's