Hi, all. My name is Brad Venner - I'm a new list subscriber. I'd like to put together a paper comparing the approaches of John Deely and Karl-Otto Apel, in memorium of their recent passing (Deely in Jan 2017; Apel in May 2017). I'm thinking of focusing on their history of philosophy projects as a frame. Both credit Peirce as the originator of a new philosophical age. Apel considers three major phases of "first philosophy" (ontology, transcendental subject, transcendental semiotics) while Deely considers four (ancient, latin, modern, post-modern). Thus Deely splits the ancient age into Greek and Latin phases. This difference seems related to their overall emphasis on Peirce's influences - Apel emphasizes the Kantian influences, while Deely emphasizes the Latin influences. Apel's term "transcendental semiotics" caries this Kantian/Latin distinction.
I haven't found any such direct comparisons in the literature so far, which concerns me a little, since it almost certainly reflects my ignorance of philosophy (I'm a professional statistician). If anyone has any relevant references that I've missed, or related ideas that you know of, I'd appreciate if you would post them to the list. Thanks!
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