[peirce-l] Re: Dennett

[Steven Ericsson-Zenith]

Dear Joe, It may satisfy you then to know that yesterday on conclusion I wrote the following in that part of my book that refers to the Kant and Peirce quotes we discussed: "Clearly, this is an integrative view and appears to place epistemological primacy in signs. However, a broader familiarity with their literature leads us to believe that neither had refined the question as sharply as Rudolf Carnap. If they had done so, they may well have agreed." With respect, Steven On Sep 8, 2006, at 2:18 PM, Joseph Ransdell wrote: ...   I'm not sure, for that reason, that Steven is right in opting for one of the two options he mentions:  it seems to me that Peirce is going to come out in favor of both, though there may perhaps be good reason in this or that context of application to regard one of the two is most profitably regarded as the starting point for that particular purpose.  --- Message from peirce-l forum to subscriber archive@mail-archive.com