I was struck by the appearance in your last note of the word sheer. I even looked it up to be sure what I might be inferring. Alas no. I was not wrong. Sheer means "nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis). Now I know Peirce was capable of conveying his strongly held premises in strong language. But in a dialog with someone who is well-versed in Peirce, "sheer" seems an invitation to a good deal of extraneous back and forth. Extraneous back and forth would be my tactless way of wondering if there is a dynamic pf challenge in these discussions that is affected not so much by their explainable sense as the codes around them. I am not expert enough in anything t go further. Best, S.
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