Re: Aw: [PEIRCE-L] "More Pragmatism, Not Less"

Wow. A great source of quotes for those of us who tweet constantly about cities, utopias and the like. *@stephencrose * On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 9:50 PM, Gary Richmond wrote: > Ben, Helmut, Stephen, list, > > I certainly won't defend Brooks because I think he mi

Re: Aw: [PEIRCE-L] "More Pragmatism, Not Less"

Ben, Helmut, Stephen, list, I certainly won't defend Brooks because I think he misuses Mumford. and even in the choice of this early material taken out of context, to support his argument *contra* Pragmatism in the article cited. I have always had a generally positive take on Mumford's ideas, alth

Re: Aw: [PEIRCE-L] "More Pragmatism, Not Less"

Helmut, list, I seldom am inclined to defend Brooks. I haven't read Mumford, although I have somewhere his book on Melville that I meant to read. For what it's worth, I'll point out that Mumford wrote the Brooks-quoted remark in 1940, when the horrors of WWII had not fully unfolded yet. Maybe

Aw: [PEIRCE-L] "More Pragmatism, Not Less"

Hi! I think, that Mumford, to whom Brooks refers, is quite close to the Isis: "“Life is not worth fighting for: bare life is worthless. Justice is worth fighting for, order is worth fighting for, culture ... .is worth fighting for: These universal principles and values give purpose and direction to