Ben: Fascinating topic... will attempt to download thesis.
from the post by Stephen Jarosek: “Unlike the other forms of logic, abduction is based on instinct and has a power over emotions.” Is this your statement? Is this your belief? In your view, what are the linguistic / rhetorical constraints on this form of logic? In other words, what binds this view of abduction to other forms of logic? Cheers Jerry On Jul 5, 2015, at 9:35 PM, Ben Novak wrote: > Dear Stephen: > > I agree that the price is outrageously high. Unfortunately, the publisher > sets the price, and I have no control over that. It is my hope that soon > the price may come down.....but, again, I cannot fathom the logic of the > publisher. > > In the meantime, the book is available either in your library, or through > interlibrary loan.(You may also request your university library or local > public library to obtain a copy) You may also check the worldcat to find a > library that has it near you. > > If for any reason there is a shortage of copies of the book through > interlibrary loan, you may also request a copy of the text of my original > dissertation, which is entitled The Third Logic: Adolf Hitler and Abductive > Logic, Doctoral Dissertation, The Pennsylvania State University, 1999. Be > advised that this version has a host of clerical errors, and is missing the > final chapter, which I added to the book version for publication by Lexington. > > Additionally, I have been advised by someone that a copy of the dissertation > is also available somewhere on the internet where dissertations are digitally > archived, though I have been unable to locate where exactly this is. > > Finally, I will be glad to send a review copy to anyone who will commit to > writing a publishable review of the book for Transactions or some other > publication. > > Thanks for your interest. > > Ben Novak > > > > > Ben Novak > 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 > Telephones: > Magic Jack: (717) 826-5224 Best to call and leave messages. > Landline: 239-455-4200 My brother's main phone line. > Mobile (202) 509-2655 I use this only on trips--and in any event messages > arrive days late. > Skype: BenNovak2 > > "All art is mortal, not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts > themselves. One day the last portrait of Rembrandt and the last bar of Mozart > will have ceased to be — though possibly a colored canvas and a sheet of > notes may remain — because the last eye and the last ear accessible to their > message will have gone." Oswald Spengler > > On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Stephen C. Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > A less expensive edition might encourage more to buy it. Especially if they > have no budget for such purchases. I am sure such a discussion would be of > interest. > > Books http://buff.ly/15GfdqU Art: http://buff.ly/1wXAxbl > Gifts: http://buff.ly/1wXADj3 > > On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 8:27 PM, Ben Novak <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Peirce-L members: > > Please allow me to join Tom Wyrick in accepting the invitation to introduce > ourselves. > > I am rejoining this List for the third time. I first joined in approximately > 1999 when I discovered Charles Sanders Peirce as I was writing my Ph.D. > dissertation. Peirce's theory of abduction then became a major part of it. I > completed the dissertation and received my Ph.D. from Penn State University > in 1999, at the ripe old age of fifty-six. At that time I was a practicing > attorney in State College, PA. I think I recall Jon Awbrey as an active > discussant even way back them... > > Subsequently, I moved to Europe where I taught at various universities in > Slovakia, Austria, and Bulgaria.; In about 2006, I rejoined the List and > engaged in some very interesting email discussions with, Sami Paavola, among > others > > I am happy to say that in 2014 Lexington Books saw fit to publish my work > under the title, Hitler and Abductive Logic: The Strategy of a Tyrant. You > may find it on Amazon here: > > http://www.amazon.com/Hitler-Abductive-Logic-Strategy-Tyrant/dp/0739192248 > > The relevance of this work to Peirce-L list members should be obvious from > its title: Hitler and Abductive Logic. The editorial reviews bring out the > Peirce connection even more: > > Hitler and Abductive Logic: The Strategy of a Tyrant is thought-provoking and > extremely creative, exploring aspects and influences of Hitler’s formative > years that other biographers and historians have not examined to the same > degree of detail. The application of the logic of abduction to Hitler’s > mental development is fascinating, and clearly no other author has tried to > apply Peirce’s description to Hitler in such a way. > (Beth A. Griech-Polelle, Bowling Green State University) > > The amount of literature on Adolf Hitler is astounding. And yet, as Ben Novak > demonstrates, historians still have not fully explained how this ill-educated > and irrational provincial Austrian actually rose to power in Germany. This > work uses the concept of abductive logic both as a means of investigating the > mystery of Hitler's rise to power and as a way to understand the mind and > character of Hitler. Novak's book, written in an engaging narrative style, > offers a compelling argument for a new approach to the mystery of Hitler's > rise to power. (Jackson Spielvogel, Pennsylvania State University) > > In light of some of the recent discussions on applying Peirce's concepts to > issues outside of formal academic discussions of logic, many of the current > members of the List may find this work of compelling interest in expanding > the discussion to wider examples of applications of Peirce's logic. > > I would be very interested in the reviews of Peirce specialists on the manner > in which I apply Peirce's concepts to this subject. Of course, I realize how > grotesque, sensitive (and toxic) the subject of Hitler is. However, if > Sherlock Holmes and August Dupin are correct that > > 'The more outre' and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it deserves > to be examined... (Holmes), > > 'It appears to me that this mystery is considered insoluble, for the very > reason which should cause it to be regarded as easy of solution - I mean for > the outre' character of its features... (Dupin) > > ...then the rise of Hitler especially invites the application of their > methods, which consist of brilliant applications Peirce's adductive > logic---as Umberto Eco and Thomas Sebeok make abundantly clear in The Sign of > Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce (which is a work that also plays a significant > role in my book). See: > > http://www.amazon.com/The-Sign-Three-Advances-Semiotics/dp/0253204879 > > In any event, I will be very happy to discuss this subject and the > application of adductive logic with any members of the List who are > interested. > > Sincerely, > > Ben Novak > > > > > Ben Novak > 5129 Taylor Drive, Ave Maria, FL 34142 > Telephones: > Magic Jack: (717) 826-5224 Best to call and leave messages. > Landline: 239-455-4200 My brother's main phone line. > Mobile (202) 509-2655 I use this only on trips--and in any event messages > arrive days late. > Skype: BenNovak2 > > "All art is mortal, not merely the individual artifacts, but the arts > themselves. One day the last portrait of Rembrandt and the last bar of Mozart > will have ceased to be — though possibly a colored canvas and a sheet of > notes may remain — because the last eye and the last ear accessible to their > message will have gone." 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