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John F. Sowa wrote:
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&gt; Jon,
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&gt; To give a brief answer to your question,
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&gt; &gt; Re:  "Is Icon A Proposition?"
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&gt; I would say that an icon, by itself, cannot be a proposition
&gt; any more than a symbol, by itself, can be a proposition.
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&gt; Peirce in various places made the point that a formula in
&gt; logic or more generally a sentence of any kind cannot state
&gt; a proposition without the add