Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-24 Thread sb
Jerry, i believe we are talking about different things. Obviously there stands the word 'democracy', but it is mentioned within a list of different uses of the word 'hypotheses'. Therefore it is possible, that it is just an example and does not necessarily express his personal views on

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-24 Thread Jerry Rhee
Stefan, Ben, list: You say *there stands the word ‘democracy’ * *and uses of the word ‘hypotheses’ * *and that it is ‘just an example’*. But hypotheses, examples and words are powerful and reflect much of the way we situate ourselves in Thought. For example, (not sure whether this

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-24 Thread Jerry Rhee
Dear Stefan, list: To illustrate better what I mean, consider the following: The surprising fact, opponent of female suffrage *C*, is observed. But if the woman-drama *A* were true, then C would be a matter of course. Hence, *there is reason to suspect* that A is true. “Opponent of

Re: [PEIRCE-L] phenomenology of stories

2016-11-24 Thread sb
Dear Kirsti, you are always welcome. He also wrote a two volume phenomenology of law. Best, Stefan Am 23. November 2016 14:02:38 MEZ, schrieb kirst...@saunalahti.fi: >Hi Stefan, > >Very interesting! Especially because the author is a lawyer. Still, I >doubt I'll have time to read these. >

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-24 Thread Benjamin Udell
I've dug a few things up, some of it interesting, some of it also ugly. Peirce had more than one mood. Last pagragraph in Peirce's review in _The Nation_, Vol. 67, Aug. 25, 1898, 153-155, of _The Psychology of Suggestion_ by Boris Sidis with an introduction by William James.

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-24 Thread sb
Ben, List wow, that is interesting! Thanks! Also these quotes from the fixation of belief fit into the picture: "The method of authority will always govern the mass of mankind; and those who wield the various forms of organized force in the state will never be convinced that dangerous