Re: [PEIRCE-L] A question for pragmatists

[Daniel L Everett]

Thanks Jon. The Cog Math paper looks great. (Will see if my computer will get the first link better than my iphone).  Dan On Apr 21, 2023, at 11:53, Jon Alan Schmidt <jonalanschm...@gmail.com> wrote:  Dan, List: Sorry, the first link seems to be working fine for me, but the second one is indeed broken. Please try https://rd.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-44982-7_25-1 instead. Thanks, Jon On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 10:36 AM Daniel L Everett <danleveret...@gmail.com> wrote: Perhaps it is my iphone but I did not have any luck with those links Jon.  Dan On Apr 21, 2023, at 09:49, Jon Alan Schmidt <jonalanschm...@gmail.com> wrote: Martin, List: Indeed, I have argued in publications about structural engineering (https://www.structuremag.org/?p=10373) and cognitive mathematics (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44982-7_25-1) that the logic of inquiry as explicated by Peirce can be adapted to outline the logic of ingenuity that engineers use rigorously and everyone uses informally for practical deliberation--imagining possibilities, assessing alternatives, and choosing one of them to actualize. Could you please elaborate on your last statement below? I am not sure exactly what you mean by "originalism" and "endism" in this context. Thanks, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Structural Engineer, Synechist Philosopher, Lutheran Christian www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt / twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 8:34 PM Martin W. Kettelhut <mkettel...@msn.com> wrote: Thank you, Jon. You nailed the essence of the inquiry in leadership I’m conducting. Which leads me to say, more generally that whether we’re looking at life as consumers or voters, family- or community members, and we want to go about it pragmatically, then we want to about it as inquirers, i.e. employing the scientific method, and for Peirce:   To inquire into the true nature of reality, you’ve got to have genuine (charitable) interest in the results others get running the same experiments you do. If your findings are unique, then they cannot be considered generally true. A business, too, is an experiment of sorts, and as business people we must ask, “What is the impact my work makes on the community?"   We must also have faith that our discoveries will be corroborated by others. This means that, e.g. in disputes, it’s more productive to focus on seeking to understand, rather than being quarrelsome.   And it is in the nature of pragmatist inquiry to hope that our findings will continue to be (dis)confirmed ad infinitum, i.e. that they are real. So we need to watch our tendency to both originalism and endism. With respect, Martin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ► PEIRCE-L subscribers: Click on "Reply List" or "Reply All" to REPLY ON PEIRCE-L to this message. PEIRCE-L posts should go to peirce-L@list.iupui.edu . ► To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message NOT to PEIRCE-L but to l...@list.iupui.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE PEIRCE-L in the SUBJECT LINE of the message and nothing in the body.  More at https://list.iupui.edu/sympa/help/user-signoff.html . ► PEIRCE-L is owned by THE PEIRCE GROUP;  moderated by Gary Richmond;  and co-managed by him and Ben Udell.

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