Re: Categorical Aspects of Abduction, Deduction, Induction

Peircers,

I retreated to my easy chair by the fireside with a stack of CPs, EPs, and NEMs
to refresh my memory of lost times in fond tomes, and it may take me a while to
bring those researches to any sort of satisfying, if provisional conclusion ...

Going by the lights of Peirce's detailed analysis of the question in the section
on Objective Logic, I think it is clear that Peirce does not simply identify the
Modes of Being and the Categories of Appearance, but treats them from the outset
as independent orders.  The first question is the more fundamental, metaphysical,
ontological matter and the second is a question of phenomenology, or appearances.

At the end of the section, Peirce brings the two orders into harmony with each other,
and that is very pleasing.  But arguments like that are a bit too reminiscent of the
old Cartesian prestidigitation, where he shows us the empty top hat at the beginning
of the trick, and then proceeds, quite rationally, to pull every last one of his own
pet rabbits out of it at the end.  Still, we cannot help but applaud the performance.

Voila!

Jon

GF = Gary Fuhrman
JA = Jon Awbrey

GF: I've been reading the section of the Minute Logic  that you've been posting
     bits of (i don't think i've read it before) and i'm looking forward to your
     way of connecting it to the category of categories ... if that's what you're
     doing ... but i agree with Gary R. and Ben that it would be easier to follow
     if you put it together into one message, or at least collect all the Peirce
     quotes into one and your argument or comments into another one.

JA: Short on time till Monday, but I was able to redo the Objective Logic
     excepts as a blog post, that may be easier to read all in one piece:

JA: http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2012/03/09/c-s-peirce-%E2%80%A2-objective-logic/

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