List: Based on what Peirce wrote in R 842 ...
CSP: Taking the general description of it as a minor premiss, and a certain theory of logic as a major premiss, it will follow by a simple syllogism that the humble argument is logical and that consequently whoever acknowledges its premisses need have no scruple in accepting its conclusion. ... I am now inclined to think that the syllogism that he had in mind was something like this. Major premiss: Every retroductive conjecture endorsed by instinctive reason is logical. Minor premiss: The humble argument for the Reality of God is a retroductive conjecture endorsed by instinctive reason. Conclusion: The humble argument for the Reality of God is logical. Again, this is a relatively modest claim, especially since Peirce clearly recognized that retroduction is the least secure form of inference. Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt
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