Phyllis,
Oh, I think I grokked the spirit with which you posted that, but it caught me headed off to bed and
I couldn't manage any response more articulate than what I did. On third thought, I'll leave any
public protest to those who have the energy and/or haven't already tilted with the ever-indominable
windmills of mainscream press and popular understanding, whether it be about pragmatism or anything
else more complex than hockey scores.
Regards,
Jon
Phyllis Chiasson wrote:
Jon & List,
I didn't mean it was worth reading because it was a great treatise of
pragmatism, Peirce's or
otherwise, but because it wasn't and it was in the NY Times. I wonder if there
is a message here
for us-something like taking control of the way pragmatism is defined. I think
a piece like this
needs careful, objective analysis and refutation. I thought the comments about
social Darwinism
were especially important, considering how long it has held on as a
justification for the sort of
economic and social specialness we're encountering today. Gospel of greed might
be a good place
to start. Maybe we need to form a PAC for effectively communicating Peirce's
concepts the
masses.
Regards, Phyllis
Jon Awbrey <jawb...@att.net> wrote:
Yes, thankfully a few of them saved me from total despair.
Jon
http://inquiryintoinquiry.com
On Jun 9, 2014, at 1:05 AM, Phyllis Chiasson <ath...@olympus.net> wrote:
Did you read the comments following the piece?
Jon Awbrey <jawb...@att.net> wrote:
good grief, what tripe ...
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