In that category of areas where Peirce is not regarded as important, I would list theology. Though seemingly simple it is convincingly logical, as he suggests, that ultimately evil is contained within good. This and related CP theological statements thrust us into mysteries we cannot resolve, but better mystery than false suppositions.
*@stephencrose <https://twitter.com/stephencrose>* On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Clark Goble <cl...@lextek.com> wrote: > 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. > > > > > ----------------------------- > PEIRCE-L subscribers: Click on "Reply List" or "Reply All" to REPLY ON > PEIRCE-L to this message. PEIRCE-L posts should go to > peirce-L@list.iupui.edu . To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message not to PEIRCE-L > but to l...@list.iupui.edu with the line "UNSubscribe PEIRCE-L" in the > BODY of the message. More at http://www.cspeirce.com/peirce-l/peirce-l.htm > . > > > > > >
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