All: This is a very sad outcome.
The tension between formal language (mathematics) and informal language can become quite strong and polarizing. It seems to me that a key challenge, for the list, is providing enough common context to create a common collection of semantic values. The vast array of existing material associated with C. S. Peirce may make the development of a common context almost impossible. Given this set of conditions, it appears that formal language would be the natural mechanism used to evaluate any proposed collection of informal, common semantic values. In any case, I was just beginning to enjoy the real world, pragmatic examples that were beginning to appear on the list. Take care, be good to yourself and have fun, Joe On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 12:46 AM John F. Sowa <[email protected]> wrote: > Gary R, > > As Mike said, please stop. > > GR>To be perfectly clear, in my estimation this horrible 'harangue' began > about a year ago, shortly after John Sowa joined the list and began > harassing Jon Alan Schmidt, not on any *substance* of any of his post, > but on his *methodology*. > > Thank you for providing more evidence of your blanket condemnations. > > I had subscribed to Peirce-L when Joe Ransdell was running it. But I lost > the connection when I switched from one email service to another. And I > picked it up again quite a few years ago. > > I never harrassed Jon. On the contrary, I pointed out errors that were > caused by his methodology. Peirce was an outstanding logician and > mathematician, and Jon did not have the background to interpret certain > passages correctly. But Jon would never admit that there might be an > interpretation that was different from his own. > > I apologize for trying to correct Jon's errors. I promise that I won't do > that again. > > End of story. > > John > -- Joe Simpson “Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.” George Bernard Shaw Git Hub link: https://github.com/jjs0sbw Research Gate link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Simpson3 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/jjs0sbw Web Site: https://systemsconcept.org/
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