Gary, (01)
That was Peirce's point, but not just for children: (02)
GB> On the issue of children’s “ontologies” you don’t have to be
> a Piagetian to know there’s a good deal of theory and data that
> supports the idea that children a least initially ground the
> “semantics” of what they “know” in action and perception. (03)
CSP made the point that all concepts directly or indirectly must
make their entrance through the "twin gates of perception and
purposeful action." That doesn't mean that their connections are
direct, but that they must have implications that connect the to
those two gates. (04)
John (05)
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