Aw: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Logic is Social

2014-06-27 Thread Helmut Raulien
Hi, i have not read the text by Peirce, but wonder, what social might have to do with logic, because many, if not most social structures are collusions (common illusions), such as myths, that are rather made up to create an impression of logic, where there is none, in order to cope with

Re: Aw: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Logic is Social

2014-06-27 Thread Benjamin Udell
Helmut, list Peirce's argument is that induction and hypothetical inference depend for their general rationale or justification on their correctability in the course of research, and the idea of that correctability depends on the idea of a community indefinite in size, with the prospect of

Re: Aw: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Logic is Social

2014-06-27 Thread Gary Richmond
Ben, Helmut, list, Ben, a very nice, succinct summary! Best, Gary *Gary Richmond* *Philosophy and Critical Thinking* *Communication Studies* *LaGuardia College of the City University of New York* On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Benjamin Udell bud...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Helmut, list

Re: Aw: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Re: Logic is Social

2014-06-27 Thread Stephen C. Rose
Also it will be more and more the case that minds will arrive at similar or complementary conclusions, rendering claims of individuals to originality less and less credible. I wonder at what point this will alter the way in which we process common awareness. The wiki phenomenon is an obvious