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Finally (§ 15), the relevance of these styles, subjects, and issues is made concrete by bringing their various considerations to bear on a single example of a formal system that serves to integrate their concerns, namely, ''propositional calculus''.

Finally (§ 15), the relevance of these styles, subjects, and issues is made concrete by bringing their various considerations to bear on a single example of a formal system that serves to integrate their concerns, namely, ''propositional calculus''.

A point by point outline follows:

A point by point outline follows:

§ 1.   An approach to the phenomenology of reflective experience, as it bears on the conduct of reflective activity, is given its first explicit discussion.

§ 1.   An approach to the phenomenology of reflective experience, as it bears on the conduct of reflective activity, is given its first explicit discussion.

§ 2.   The main ideas leading up to the development of a RIF are presented, starting from the bare necessity of applying inquiry to itself.  I introduce the idea of a "point of view" (POV) in an informal way, as it arises from natural considerations about the relationship of an immanent "system of interpretation" (SOI) to a generated "text of inquiry" (TOI).  In this connection, I pursue the idea of a "point of development" (POD), that captures a POV at a particular moment of its own proper time.

§ 2.   The main ideas leading up to the development of a RIF are presented, starting from the bare necessity of applying inquiry to itself.  I introduce the idea of a ''point of view'' (POV) in an informal way, as it arises from natural considerations about the relationship of an immanent ''system of interpretation'' (SOI) to a generated ''text of inquiry'' (TOI).  In this connection, I pursue the idea of a ''point of development'' (POD), that captures a POV at a particular moment of its own proper time.

§ 3.   A Projective POV

§ 3.   A Projective POV

§ 4.   The idea of a POV, as manifested from moment to moment in a series of PODs, is taken up in greater detail.

§ 4.   The idea of a POV, as manifested from moment to moment in a series of PODs, is taken up in greater detail.

A formalization for talking about a diversity of POVs and their development through time is introduced and its consequences explored.  Finally, this formalization is applied to an issue of pressing concern for the present project, namely, the status of the distinction between dynamic and symbolic aspects of intelligent systems.

A formalization for talking about a diversity of POVs and their development through time is introduced and its consequences explored.  Finally, this formalization is applied to an issue of pressing concern for the present project, namely, the status of the distinction between dynamic and symbolic aspects of intelligent systems.

§ 5.   The symbolic forms employed in the construction of a RIF are found at the nexus of several different interpretive influences.  This section picks out three distinctive styles of usage that this work needs to draw on throughout its progress, usually without explicit notice, and discusses their relationships to each other in general terms.  These three styles of usage, distinguished according to whether they encourage an "ordinary language" (OL), a "formal language" (FL), or a "computational language" (CL) approach, have their relevant properties illustrated in the next three sections (§§ 26 28), each style being exemplified by a theoretical subject that thrives under its guidance.

§ 5.   The symbolic forms employed in the construction of a RIF are found at the nexus of several different interpretive influences.  This section picks out three distinctive styles of usage that this work needs to draw on throughout its progress, usually without explicit notice, and discusses their relationships to each other in general terms.  These three styles of usage, distinguished according to whether they encourage an ''ordinary language'' (OL), a ''formal language'' (FL), or a ''computational language'' (CL) approach, have their relevant properties illustrated in the next three sections (§§ 6–8), each style being exemplified by a theoretical subject that thrives under its guidance.

§ 6.   For ease of reference, the basic ideas of group theory used in this project are separated out and presented in this section.  Throughout this work as a whole, the subject of group theory serves in both illustrative and instrumental roles, providing, besides a rough stock of exemplary materials to work on, a ready array of precision tools to work with.

§ 6.   For ease of reference, the basic ideas of group theory used in this project are separated out and presented in this section.  Throughout this work as a whole, the subject of group theory serves in both illustrative and instrumental roles, providing, besides a rough stock of exemplary materials to work on, a ready array of precision tools to work with.