[CG] Re: Sign Relational Manifolds

Cf: Sign Relational Manifolds • Discussion 2 http://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2022/11/07/sign-relational-manifolds-discussi… Re: FB | Paradoxology https://www.facebook.com/groups/517592312405190/posts/1300714480759632 ::: Alex Shkotin https://www.facebook.com/groups/517592312405190/posts/1300714480759632?comm… <QUOTE AS:> Not on a narrow topic, but maybe you have a desire to answer. Hypothesis. Any material something can be a sign. Is it possible to give an example of something material that cannot be a sign? </QUOTE> Hi Alex, Sign relations are mathematical relations we can use to model processes of communication, learning, reasoning, just plain talking and thinking in general. Anytime we can imagine a triadic relation where one thing, material or otherwise, is related to a second thing in such a way that both refer to a third thing, and that whole relationship is useful in modeling one of the above mentioned processes, then we have a candidate which may be suitable for serving as a sign relation in the pragmatic conception of the term. Regards, Jon