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Mapping the Medium

['Member']Joined: December 29, 2019 at 17:25Last active: April 06, 2025 at 19:399 discussions357 comments
Location: Florida

Bio

I have developed a unique analytical framework that I call 'Evrostics'. The name originates from the Ancient Greek meaning of 'evros' (breadth)... I carry decades-long studies and research in the fields of brain development/neural networks, living systems, habitats and cultures, language and semiotics, philosophy, history, psychology, the physical sciences, world religions, ethics, artistic expression, and all of the effects of these on individual and cultural identities. I enjoy engaging in dialogue and exploring these topics from creative and thought-provoking angles.

Mapping the Medium .... 'Mapping', as in cognitive mapping (Gregory Bateson's understanding of the map not being the territory. NOT Korzybski's/nominalistic General Semantics, who stole the idiom from Eric Temple Bell) ;-) ... 'Medium', as in semiosis and emerging and evolving Thirdness.

Evrostics ...
-evros
breadth, as in breadth of a river
-tic
relating to a process or state

Favourite Philosopher

Charles S. Peirce, Heraclitus, Baruch Spinoza, Johanne Wolfgang von Goethe, Gregory Bateson, Mikhail Bakhtin, David Bohm, Ilya Prigogine.

Favourite Quotations

“Let us not pretend to doubt in philosophy what we do not doubt in our hearts.”
? Charles Sanders Peirce

“How difficult it is… to refrain from replacing the thing with its sign, to keep the object alive before us instead of killing it with the word”. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Discussions (9)

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In: Is mathematics the empress of science? An article.  — view comment
I wasn't trying to make any kind of point, other than perhaps to express that humanity is quite special in humanity's eyes. ... I do think that we've ...
January 20, 2025 at 04:04
In: Is mathematics the empress of science? An article.  — view comment
Perhaps he is speaking of Logos? ... Of course, I cannot speak for the author, but if he is referring to semiosis, it is not a human construct.
January 20, 2025 at 03:53
In: Is mathematics the empress of science? An article.  — view comment
This is why some of my favorite animals to write about are Australian magpies, white-spotted puffer fish. and crows. https://static.india.com/wp-conte...
January 19, 2025 at 23:49
In: Is mathematics the empress of science? An article.  — view comment
Yes. we could get very deep into this topic in another thread. ... In the past, I have been drawn to where Schelling parts with Fichte. More on Schell...
January 19, 2025 at 23:39
In: Is mathematics the empress of science? An article.  — view comment
You're very welcome. :smile:
January 19, 2025 at 22:03
In: Is mathematics the empress of science? An article.  — view comment
Just a heads up... As of January 17th, OpenAI has completed some significant changes to ChatGPT (it has been in the process of these changes for a cou...
January 19, 2025 at 13:14
In: Is mathematics the empress of science? An article.  — view comment
I think your comment about "the identification of the quantifiable attributes of phenomena" is a great place to start peeling back this onion. ... Bef...
January 19, 2025 at 11:35
In: X's Grok search parameters  — view comment
3 is certainly better than 1 I haven't dedicated a page on the website with that title, so as of now, ChatGPT and Phind find the most sources, especia...
January 17, 2025 at 00:27
In: X's Grok search parameters  — view comment
But .... It could not find any reference to Evrostics Ethics other than on this forum, and there are definitely other references on well-known sites. ...
January 16, 2025 at 23:36
In: X's Grok search parameters  — view comment
Agreed. However, it did not find anything on just 'evrostics', meaning that once it tied it to 'ethics', it recalled that word, and was then able to c...
January 16, 2025 at 23:33
In: Hinton (father of AI) explains why AI is sentient  — view comment
Of course, but there is a continuum, so we mustn't think of the central nervous system as a 'part' that can be analyzed as a thing-in-itself. There is...
January 16, 2025 at 23:18
In: Hinton (father of AI) explains why AI is sentient  — view comment
Last year, I posted an image of an ADC (analog to digital converter) on another online site with the pun "Look! I just bought nominalism in a box!" :r...
January 16, 2025 at 15:54
In: Hinton (father of AI) explains why AI is sentient  — view comment
, Yes, I do know about that. :grin: My work requires that I research the history of information technology. Op-amps act as intermediaries, preparing r...
January 16, 2025 at 15:21
In: Hinton (father of AI) explains why AI is sentient  — view comment
It is my understanding that analog chips are only added to increase efficiency of digital processing, but the foundation remains nominalistically digi...
January 16, 2025 at 14:11
In: X's Grok search parameters  — view comment
Agreed. I always find it a bit comical when pressing an LLM as to why it cannot search and return results that a different LLM can. They usually start...
January 16, 2025 at 12:16
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
Excellent. Thank you for joining the thread.
January 16, 2025 at 11:47
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
I can only recommend that you focus on what this formal operation does to properties instead of emphasizing the predicate that references the property...
January 15, 2025 at 21:07
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
This is not what Peirce was referring to. ... And I will just have to ask your forgiveness for using the shortened Wikipedia explanation in my first p...
January 15, 2025 at 20:56
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
Since I'm having so much trouble communicating here, I asked ChatGPT what it recommends. I'll share it here for anyone who might want to read it, but ...
January 15, 2025 at 18:23
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
A great video to lighten things up. lol Edited to attach the right one that also references classical science. It's hilarious. https://youtu.be/TLKbS4...
January 15, 2025 at 17:04
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
No doubt. I am very aware of the importance of doing that. It is why I am so very grateful to have discovered the thinkers that I have in my research ...
January 15, 2025 at 16:57
In: X's Grok search parameters  — view comment
I'd certainly be interested in what he has to say. I became Microsoft certified last summer, and would be interested in his take on this. I found the ...
January 15, 2025 at 16:03
In: Hinton (father of AI) explains why AI is sentient  — view comment
There is the kind of intelligence that is statistically pattern oriented. ... You know this kind, from when you were a child and given an illustration...
January 15, 2025 at 14:57
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
This is also where the scaling of dynamic becoming is reflected in how Peirce and Bakhtin align. ... Peirce's evolutionary love underscores the idea t...
January 15, 2025 at 13:45
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
As I wrote on 'The Philosophers Page' on Synechex ... "Logic and reason are not enough on their own—they need to be grounded in personal responsibilit...
January 15, 2025 at 13:30
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
As Douglas Anderson points out in that video, Peirce used to say, there are cultural constraints that will come back to haunt you. ... Yep.
January 15, 2025 at 13:21
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
.... I think you may have misread what I said. I was talking about people who are not academics and want to just dialogue about the topics (not debate...
January 13, 2025 at 18:34
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
Oh my. Well, I'm sorry you feel that way. You had mentioned you wanted to debate. I don't 'do' philosophy that way, that's all. We just have different...
January 13, 2025 at 18:28
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
Thanks Gnomon. I am very familiar with those groups. I just think it's always good to dialogue with folks who are intermediate and read about these ki...
January 13, 2025 at 18:01
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
Thanks, but I don't come here to debate. I come here to dialogue with any members who are familiar with the topics.
January 09, 2025 at 19:39
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
Of course, those quotes are not to be taken as isolated truths (we are talking continuity and relational emergence here). They are embedded within the...
January 09, 2025 at 15:21
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
These quotes should help others understand these ethics I am writing about. ... Baruch Spinoza Charles S. Peirce Heraclitus Mikhail Bahktin These ethi...
January 09, 2025 at 12:02
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
Here are a few other notes I've made. ... The goal of Evrostics Ethics is to foster resilient, adaptive communities by teaching relational thinking an...
January 08, 2025 at 13:19
In: The Ethics of Evrostics: Reflections of Heraclitus, Spinoza, Peirce, and Bakhtin  — view comment
These are some of the points I'd like to focus on and explore in this thread. In Spinoza's Conatus, ethical striving arises from the effort to enhance...
January 07, 2025 at 15:00
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
Ok... So, this thread has explored hypostatic abstraction and prescisive abstraction. Now for proper vs. improper negation. Proper negation recognizes...
January 06, 2025 at 23:41
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
As you read that last post, at what point in the writing does the understanding start to fade? Perhaps my writing could be clearer?
January 06, 2025 at 11:57
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
:up:
January 05, 2025 at 18:05
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
Would anyone else like to participate in this thread by providing another example that we can apply Peirce's Precisive Abstraction to?
January 05, 2025 at 15:25
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
More on Peirce's semiotic framework..... In considering the causality of semiosis in the experience of observing a sunset, we can recognize how signs ...
January 05, 2025 at 11:59
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
Expanding on my previous post.... The color orange, when abstracted from specific contexts like sunsets, might carry any number of cultural meanings a...
January 05, 2025 at 00:06
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
https://c.pxhere.com/photos/f5/98/sunset_birds_flying_sky_colorful_colors_orange_wildlife-1132058.jpg!d When we view a sunset, our experience as obser...
January 04, 2025 at 14:35
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
I completely agree. ... I work two jobs, maintain a home and the beginnings of a new vegetable garden, plus I'm trying to write a book, so my time her...
January 04, 2025 at 11:38
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
Ok. ... I am going to try again to explore Peirce's 'Precisive Abstraction' in this thread. ... Peirce developed precisive abstraction to be employed ...
January 04, 2025 at 00:10
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
The misinterpretations of Peirce’s work, especially regarding concepts like precisive abstraction, typically stem from several intertwining issues. I ...
January 03, 2025 at 17:29
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
Why did I use the word 'juxtaposed'? To notice when things are in juxtaposition is to notice things side by side, with the outcome being that specific...
January 03, 2025 at 15:53
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
It is no wonder that so many people are confused about Peirce. SO MANY online descriptions mix his work up with other veins of thought. Doing so takes...
January 03, 2025 at 15:33
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
I suppose I should clarify this.... The name of this thread is 'Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation'. Who devel...
January 03, 2025 at 14:36
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
Peace to you as well. You are always welcome to join in again if you are willing to focus on the topic of abstraction through a Peircean lens. Happy F...
January 03, 2025 at 14:26
In: Ontological status of ideas  — view comment
... Peirce absolutely does NOT do what you are asserting here. I am exploring this issue in my thread on Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction...
January 03, 2025 at 14:19
In: Hypostatic Abstraction, Precisive Abstraction, Proper vs Improper Negation  — view comment
From my perspective, that was a decision Arcane Sandwich made, not me.
January 03, 2025 at 13:57
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