John and Peirce-List, Here is the link to an excerpt from the book Peirce on Inference: Validity, Strength, and the Community of Inquirers by Richard Kenneth Atkins.
https://books.google.com/books?id=4ZLCEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PP1&hl=en&source=newbks_fb#v=onepage&q&f=false Best, Mary > On Jun 8, 2023, at 12:01 PM, John F Sowa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mary, > > Thanks for citing that book. > > Note to all: If anybody has a copy of that book (or any other reference pro > or con the issue of the "thing in itself"), please find and send us any > excerpt or summary that might clarify these issues. > > After further thought about this issue, my doubts about Peirce's attempts to > refute Kant's claims are getting stronger. Just consider the case of > identical twins. When they are in the same room, it's clear that they are > two distinct individuals. But the differences between them are minor aspects > of their appearance. Are there any considerations other than surface > observations that could distinguish them as two distinct "things in > themselves"? > > For mass produced items today -- ranging from newly minted coins to bottles > of beer -- there is no way to distinguish their "ding an sich" except for > tiny discrepancies from their intended specifications. > > John > ________________________________________ > > From: "Mary Libertin" <[email protected]> > Sent: 6/8/23 9:58 AM > > John, Peirce-list > > For Our Information: Oxford UP has just published a book appropriate to this > discussion. > > Peirce on Inference: Validity, Strength, and the Community of Inquirers, By > Richard Kenneth Atkins >
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