observe
&gt; &gt; &gt; before that all of semantics constitutes an agreement among
&gt; &gt; &gt; cognitive agents
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; Im afraid I disagree, and moreover think that this view is profoundly
&gt; &gt; misleading (please don't quote Peircian chapter and verse in response.)
&gt; &gt; Here's why, in brief:  it confuses *semantic* issues with 
&gt;*epistemic* issues;
&gt; &gt; it assumes that meaning is ultimately concerned with what 'we' 
&gt;(or maybe 'they')
&gt; &gt; can know, and how they com