ONT Re: Differential Logic A -- Discussion
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DLOG A. Discussion Note 2
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RM = Richard Martin
Re: DLOG A10. http://suo.ieee.org/ontology/msg05373.html
| Consider what effects that might 'conceivably'
| have practical bearings you 'conceive' the
| objects of your 'conception' to have. Then,
| your 'conception' of those effects is the
| whole of your 'conception' of the object.
|
| Peirce, "Maxim of Pragmaticism",
| 'Collected Papers', CP 5.438.
RM: I've been pondering this maxim again. If I paraphrase it thus,
"My concept of an object's effects is my concept of the object",
am I even close to capturing CSP's intent?
Even simpler,
"My concept of an object is my comprehension of its effects".
Am I missing something more profound? The first sentence of
the maxim seems to ask no more than to cast "effects" in the
broadest of terms.
Hi Richard,
It seems that both of the list servers/archivers that I'm using for this
are having problems at the moment, and I have to run out in a second and
do some errands, so I will just send out this quick echo now, as a test,
and try to get back to it later today.
Cheers,
Jon
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