Sorry I’ve not had time to contribute much the past weeks. A few thoughts below.

On Jul 26, 2014, at 7:24 AM, Gary Fuhrman <g...@gnusystems.ca> wrote:

> We could say that PPs are miners of Peirce because in his work they find 
> realizations that deserve to be replicated in the philosophical community, in 
> many other human communities, and ultimately in the Earth community. So while 
> the PS is after the Whole Truth about Peirce, the PP is mining Peirce for 
> functional components of the Whole Truth (about life, the universe and 
> everything, if we may use this language).

I think this is an excellent and insightful analysis. I also think that 
confusion between the aims and assertions of the PS and PP leads to a bit of 
miscommunication on the list. I regularly notice (and am guilty of it myself) 
people replying to claims with some piece of Peircean orthodoxy as if that 
answers things. Yet Peirce of course changed his views over time and there’s no 
reason to assume Peirce is correct on particular points. Now I tend to think 
Peirce is correct more often than perhaps some, but we should remember to focus 
on argument and not merely orthodoxy.

While it really falls under your PS category I’d add a corollary that many 
people are interested in expanding Peirce to areas he didn’t focus on, while 
still largely maintaining a commitment to Peirce’s views. I think I’ve done 
that as I’ve attempted to put Peirce, Heidegger, and other continental 
phenomenologists like Levinas in a kind of virtual conversation.


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