Hi everyone, I was messing around with ChatGPT and when I asked if it were familiar with CP 5.189, it responded with this:
*"The opinion that metaphysics is to be largely cleared up by the application of the theory of signs is, I believe, correct. But I do not think, as the Germans and their American followers seem to do, that metaphysics is to be settled off-hand by drawing a few definitions and then 'going to sleep.' Metaphysical questions are questions which the mind naturally asks, and which it is stimulated to ask by the very development of reasoning."* Now, as far as products of AI systems go, I think this is a very important contribution, especially in light of the fact that we all know what the traditional meaning of 'sleep' is in philosophy. I mean, what are we, *stupid*? In any case, recognizing that the quote is not quoted correctly, the statement still sounds very much like what Peirce would say. May I request a scholar on this list to provide an actual reference or something resembling it from his published/manuscript material, please? Thank you kindly. Best, jerry r
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