Cactus Language • Overview 2
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https://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2025/03/06/cactus-language-overview-2/
In order to facilitate the use of propositions as indicator functions
it helps to acquire a flexible notation for referring to propositions
in that light, for interpreting sentences in a corresponding role, and
for negotiating the requirements of mutual sense between the two domains.
If none of the formalisms readily available or in common use meet all the
design requirements coming to mind then it is necessary to contemplate the
design of a new language especially tailored to the purpose.
In the present application, there is a pressing need to devise a general
calculus for composing propositions, computing their values on particular
arguments, and inverting their indications to arrive at the sets of things
in the universe which are indicated by them.
For computational purposes it is convenient to have a middle ground or
an intermediate language for negotiating between the “koine” of sentences
regarded as strings of literal characters and the realm of propositions
regarded as objects of logical value, even if that makes it necessary
to introduce an artificial medium of exchange between the two domains.
If the necessary computations are to be carried out in an organized fashion,
and ultimately or partially by familiar classes of machines, then the strings
expressing logical propositions are likely to find themselves parsed into
tree‑like data structures at some stage of the game. As far as their abstract
structures as graphs are concerned, there are several species of graph‑theoretic
data structures fitting the task in a reasonably effective and efficient way.
Resources —
Cactus Language • Overview
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https://oeis.org/wiki/Cactus_Language_%E2%80%A2_Overview
Survey of Animated Logical Graphs
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https://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2024/03/18/survey-of-animated-logical-graphs…
Survey of Theme One Program
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https://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2024/02/26/survey-of-theme-one-program-6/
Regards,
Jon