Edwina, List: ET: A key factor in her analysis, with its focus on thought processes, is that it permits atheism - while retaining all thought processes. I suspect that Jon's interpretation doesn't permit such a result.
I am not sure what to make of this comment. I suppose that it depends on what "permit" means in this context. I readily acknowledge that someone can agree with Peirce on a great many things, and yet disagree with him about the Reality of God, as well as his assertion that "proving" his "theory of thinking" also "proves" the Reality of God. What would *not *be warranted is to claim that Peirce *himself *was an atheist--i.e., that he *denied *the Reality of God, as he defined that term in "A Neglected Argument" and elsewhere, which is obviously not the case. Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 7:23 AM, Edwina Taborsky <[email protected]> wrote: > Ben, thanks for your outline - a very clear and succinct summary. Phyllis > Chiasson is an esteemed Peircean scholar - I appreiate her analysis of the > NA. A key factor in her analysis, with its focus on thought processes, is > that it permits atheism - while retaining all thought processes. I suspect > that Jon's interpretation doesn't permit such a result. > > Edwina >
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