Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-26 Thread Jerry Rhee
Gary, list: I don’t know the context but on its own, I disagree with what you quote, “There is no "answer" or "solution." because “*The only moral evil is not to have an ultimate aim*.” ~Peirce, *EP2:202* That is, there is a break in common sense whereas commonsense is whole. Best,

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-26 Thread Gary Richmond
List, Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, like Clark I too am a bit behind in my reading and reflecting on the posts in this thread (I've managed to read each one through but once). I hope to do much more reflecting by early next week. Meanwhile, my own sense is that one possible strength of Pei

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-26 Thread Clark Goble
> On Nov 25, 2016, at 12:17 PM, Helmut Raulien wrote: > > So, if Peirce wrote things about democracy, was opposed to female suffrage, > and thought that a community should be ruled by an authoritative government, > then I think that this is not relevant. He was out on a limb then, I > presump

Re: [PEIRCE-L] Peirce and Democracy

2016-11-26 Thread Clark Goble
(With the holidays I’ve not had time to read all the posts of the last few days - one quick comment then I’ll shutup and read before commenting) > On Nov 23, 2016, at 4:55 PM, Gary Richmond wrote: > > Clark wrote: > > I’d imagine the interesting question regarding democracy is how it relates t

[PEIRCE-L] Announcements: the winner of The Peirce Society Essay Contest; Annual General Meeting

2016-11-26 Thread Gary Richmond
List, I am forwarding these announcement by Shannon Dea, Secretary-Treasurer of the Peirce Society. GR Shannon Dea 10 mins · Waterloo, ON, Canada