Dear Joe,
I realize you didn't want to go further in this discussion, but I just
want to comment on something. Thanks for the definition of heathen, which,
with its connection of religious beliefs to locale and landscape, actually
could be taken as complimentary, just as the term civilization
Kirsti M:
The entelechy or perfection of being Peirce here
refers to is something never attained to full, but strived at, again and
again. Just as with science and scientific knowledge. It's about striving
to approach, better and better, The Truth. If there ever would be an end,
the absolute
Kirsti Mtt��nen kirstima at saunalahti.fi writes:
Dear Eugene,
Thanks for an inspiring mail. The idea of a progressively broadening
social conception I find a very fruitful one, enriching the idea of a
logical ordering. This, together with your exhilarating
thought-experiment with
I am very sorry to hear of Arnold's death and send my
condolences. He will be missed.
Gene Halton
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