Lexicon of Arguments

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Berka I 29
Sign/Logic/Peirce: in Logic all three types of signs must occur.
Symbols: without it there is no universality.
Universality: essential for conclusions.
>Icons/Peirce, >Icons, >Logic, >Conclusions.
Berka I 30
Problem: a symbol alone says nothing about the subject matter. - A general term can only allude to an object.
>Generality.
Conclusion/Peirce: needs in addition to symbol (for truth) and index (both together (for sentence formation) the 3rd character: the icon: because inference consists in the observation that where certain relations exist, some other relations can be found.
>Conclusion, >Symbols, >Icons, >Relations.
These relations must be represented by an icon - e.g. the middle term of the syllogism must actually occur in both premises.(1)
>Syllogisms, >Premises.
Berka I 29
Symbol/Peirce: the symbol says nothing about the subject.(1)
>Indexicality, >Ostension, >Pointing, >Ostensive definition.

1. Ch. S. Peirce, On the algebra of logic. A contribution to the philosophy of notation. American Journal of Mathematics 7 (1885), pp. 180-202 – Neudruck in: Peirce, Ch. S., Collected Papers ed. C. Hartstone/P. Weiss/A. W. Burks, Cambridge/MA 1931-1958, Vol. III, pp. 210-249
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Diaz-Bone I 68f
Sign/Peirce/VsKant: VsConstruction of the transcendental Subject: pragmatism is the method that enables successful linguistic and mental communication and clear ideas. For Peirce, every thought is a sign.
>Subject/Kant, >I. Kant, >Transcendentals, >Thoughts,
>Pragmatism.
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Eco I 114
Sign/Peirce/Eco: triadic form: base: symbol (represented) object (that it represents) Tip: interpretant (many authors want to equate this with signifier or reference).
>Reference, Signifier, >Significant.

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