Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-22 Thread Clark Goble
> On Nov 20, 2016, at 1:38 PM, Gary Richmond wrote: > > You may recall that I concluded my message which began this thread with this > question: can anyone on the list offer some Peirce quotations which might > help quickly clarify his views on democracy? > I searched the CP and the word on

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-22 Thread sb
Gary, Clark, List, You may recall that I concluded my message which began this thread with this question: can anyone on the list offer some Peirce quotations which might help quickly clarify his views on democracy? when i search the CP for "democra" there are only three hits. Just because of c

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-22 Thread sb
Gary, Clark, List, You may recall that I concluded my message which began this thread with this question: can anyone on the list offer some Peirce quotations which might help quickly clarify his views on democracy? when i search the CP for "democra" there are only three hits. Just because of c

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-22 Thread Jerry Rhee
Dear list: Here are some quotes by Leo Strauss next to one by Peirce: “The best republic is the ideally perfect, the second the best on earth, the third the best *ex hypotheseos,* under the circumstances. Freedom is the *hypothesis* or condition of democracy.” ~Some Consequences of Four I

[PEIRCE-L] Re: Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-22 Thread Jon Awbrey
Gary, List, In my mind the connection between Peirce and Democracy has long revolved about the concept of representation. Representation in its semiotic sense has to do with signs that represent pragmatic objects to agents and communities of interpretation. Representation in its political sense