[Inquiry] Examples Of Inquiry -- Discussion

[Jon Awbrey]

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EOI.  Discussion Note 1

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JA = Jon Awbrey
TG = Tom Gollier

Re: EOI 2.  http://stderr.org/pipermail/inquiry/2004-November/001705.html
In: EOI.  http://stderr.org/pipermail/inquiry/2004-November/thread.html#1704

Tom,

The reason that I've returned to Dewey's "Rainy Day Inquiry"
for what seems like the umpteenth time is that it marks one
of the many limits of my understanding with respect to the
relationship between signs and inquiry in Peirce's thought,
and especially as it developed, differentially or radically,
as the case may be, over his lifetime and on into our times.
So everything I say here is still very tentative in my mind.

TG: Why wouldn't you diagram look like this?

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| ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `|
| ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `o Sign (Sensory Cool Air, Dark Cloud)` ` ` ` ` ` ` `|
| ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` / ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `|
| ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `/` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `|
| ` Object o-----<| ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `|
| ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `\` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `|
| ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` \ ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `|
| ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `o Interpretant (Mental Cool Air, Dark Cloud = rain) |
| ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `|
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Figure 1'.  Sign Relation in Dewey's "Rainy Day Inquiry"

Before I answer I need to know what you have in mind for the object.
I took it to be the "future contingent" imminent/immanent rainstorm,
an objective state of affairs when it eventually comes to be actual.

Let's see if we can clear that up first.

Jon

P.S.  Accoording to my custom, I will archive these
notes, queries, and replies at the Inquiry List, so
that I can remember what I've said in the contingent
future, so anybody who objects to my copying their
remarks there should please say so, and I won't.

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