“Let us acknowledge, then, that we have no preamble. ..
for the statement that is to follow the prelude is one of no small
importance, and it makes no difference whether these statements are
distinctly or indistinctly remembered.”~ *Laws*, 723c
I hope that helps.
With best wishes,
Dear Cecile, Helmut, Michael, Robert, Edwina, list,
Hence, this is why I do not believe it.
With best wishes,
Jerry R
Helmut said:
do I understand it correctly, that the paradoxon here is, that the final
interpretant is the first element in logical order, but the last in
temporal order?
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}Jerry- you are moving into Alice in Wonderland territory: Why is a
raven like a writing desk?
And remember, the White Queen in Alive Through the Looking Glass
could remember future events before they even
Dear Edwina, list,
Isn’t the *a priori* before the opinion, whether predestinate or destinate?
So we could even decide whether we intend the *a priori* as necessary when
we refer to predestinate opinion.
Best,
Jerry R
On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 5:14 PM Edwina Taborsky wrote:
> Jerry -
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}Jerry - surely you are joking with me!
How can there be such a 'thing' as a predestinate opinion??? Is
there any 'thing' whether material or cognitive (an opinion) that is
'predestinate', ie, is there any
Edwina, list,
Thank you for your response.
To make the matter more clear, perhaps you can tell me whether your
attitude toward predestinate opinion is positive or negative.
For if the predestinate opinion is bad, then surely I ought not believe in
it.
If it is good, I ought to believe
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}Jerry - good point. I suppose the 'pre' somehow moves the situation
out of an 'actuallity' and into some kind of amorphous pre-actuality.
To say 'destinate' implies, possibly, an actual agent making the
decision
Dear Edwina, list,
What is the significance of ‘pre-‘ in ‘predestinate opinion’?
I’ve noticed not only you but others also, make this subtle move,
as if there is no significance- that it can be explained away as a habitual
hiccup.
I mean, is it like the difference between presupposition
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}Jon - yes, if I understand you correctly - then, yes, semiosis
generates regulative principles but as to whether these are
'abductive hopes' - hmm. I agree with the 'abductive' - but- does the
Universe actually 'hope'? I
