[peirce-l] Re: The composite photograph metaphor

2006-08-21 Thread Joseph Ransdell
Ben says: BU: Jim below says things pretty near to that which I'm saying in terms of the distinction between object and sign, andit seems that the "bad regression" stuff that I've said about his previous stuff no longer applies. JR: Perhaps it never did. BU: Object and signs are roles.

[peirce-l] Re: The composite photograph metaphor

2006-08-21 Thread Gary Richmond
Benjamin Udell wrote: Object and signs are roles. They are logical roles, and their distinction is a logical distinction As I see it, it's not that simple because of the dynamical object, the fact of inter-communication as well as internal inference, etc. Charles may

[peirce-l] Re: The composite photograph metaphor

2006-08-21 Thread Benjamin Udell
Joe, list, Joe, I don't know why it seems to you like I'm suddenly releasing a "tirade of verbal dazzle." The prose there looks pretty mundane to me and I certainly didn't mean it intimidate you. Generally when I write such prose I'm just trying to present links in arguments, keep from

[peirce-l] Re: The composite photograph metaphor

2006-08-21 Thread Benjamin Udell
Gary, Charles, Joe, Jim, Jacob, list, [Ben] Object and signs are roles. They are logical roles, and their distinction is a logical distinction [Gary] As I see it, it's not that simple because of the dynamical object, the fact of inter-communication as well as internal inference, etc. I