> > The interpreter of a sign is an organism; the interpretant is the
habit
> > of the organism to respond, because of the sign vehicle, to absent
> > objects which are relevant to a present problematic situation as if
they
> > were present. In virtue of semiosis an organism takes account of
> > relevant properties of absent objects, or unobserved properties of
> > objects which are present, and in this lies the general instrumental
> > significance of ideas. Given the sign vehicle as an object of
response,
> > the organism expects a situation of such and such a kind and, on the
> > basis of this expectation, can partially prepare itself in advance for
> > what may develop. The response to things through the intermediacy of
> > signs is thus biologically a continuation of the same process in which
> > the distance senses have taken precedence over the contact senses in
the
> > control of conduct in higher animal forms; such animals through sight,
> > hearing, and smell are already responding to distant parts of the
> > environment through certain properties of objects functioning as signs
> > for other properties. This process of taking account of a constantly
> > more remote environment is simply continued in the complex process of
> > semiosis made possible by language, the object taken account of no
> > longer needing to be perceptually present.
> > - Charles Morris
> >
>
> What about when the perosn talking to you is lying about the object they
> say they perceive but which is not present to them either?
>
> Then we have false perception at a distance.
>
> Which raises the question, how can we be sure our own perception is
> true?
..we can't be absolutely sure of anything...
in the domain of language
..luckily we don't need to be sure
..we have our perception
..we have our theories
..we go on... together
>Is what we see really there? Is there anything there we can't see?
..a good question... but deformed by being formulated in wild enlish
..try asking it in English 2.0
> How do you know?
?how do i know what
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