puzzling of all the sentences in the message.
To me, it reads as a self-contradictory assertion.
Cheers
Jerry
Best,
Helmut
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Von: "Jon Alan Schmidt" <jonalanschm...@gmail.com>
An: peirce-l@list.iupui.edu
Betref
ory assertion.
Cheers
Jerry
Best,
Helmut
Gesendet: Freitag, 03. August 2018 um 03:13 Uhr
Von: "Jon Alan Schmidt" <jonalanschm...@gmail.com>
An: peirce-l@list.iupui.edu
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Edwin
eads as a self-contradictory assertion.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> Best,
> Helmut
>
> *Gesendet:* Freitag, 03. August 2018 um 03:13 Uhr
> *Von:* "Jon Alan Schmidt"
> *An:* peirce-l@list.iupui.edu
> *Betreff:* Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recommendation:
s in the message.
To me, it reads as a self-contradictory assertion.
Cheers
Jerry
Best,
Helmut
Gesendet: Freitag, 03. August 2018 um 03:13 Uhr
Von: "Jon Alan Schmidt" <jonalanschm...@gmail.com>
An: peirce-l@list.iupui.edu
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Nope.
On Fri, Aug 3, 2018, 8:06 PM Gary Richmond wrote:
> Gene, list,
>
> Gene quoted Peirce:
>
> "But the mere putting of a proposition into the interrogative form does
> not stimulate the mind to any struggle after belief. There must be a real
> and living doubt, and without this all
Gene, list,
Gene quoted Peirce:
"But the mere putting of a proposition into the interrogative form does not
stimulate the mind to any struggle after belief. There must be a real and
living doubt, and without this all discussion [is?] idle" (CP 5.376).
I doubt that either quibbling or inquiry is
I propose the term "the unlimited community of quibblers." It may at first
blush seem to suggest some parallels to Peirce's "unlimited community of
inquirers," but it somehow seems to last longer with no hope of resolution,
despite its promise of the last word.
I won't say another word about
Matt, list: See my responses below. There's nothing contradictory
about my posts!
On Fri 03/08/18 7:01 PM , Matt Faunce matthewjohnfau...@gmail.com
sent:
John, Edwina, Gary F., and List,
On Aug 2, 2018, at 3:18 PM, John F Sowa wrote:
EX 2
I’m glad to see that you now acknowledge the
John, Edwina, Gary F., and List,
> On Aug 2, 2018, at 3:18 PM, John F Sowa wrote:
>
> EX 2
>> I’m glad to see that you now acknowledge the reality of truth.
>
> This is a gratuitous insult. Various subscribers to Peirce-L
> may quibble about the criteria in different circumstances, but
> I'm
t,
> Helmut
>
> Gesendet: Freitag, 03. August 2018 um 03:13 Uhr
> Von: "Jon Alan Schmidt"
> An: peirce-l@list.iupui.edu
> Betreff: Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recommendation: In email notes, avoid the word
> 'you'
> Edwina, List:
>
> The principle that no o
te, and trying to explain why I think “Do not
> take offense” is a more practical rule.
>
> Gary f.
>
>
> -----Original Message-
> From: John F Sowa
> Sent: 2-Aug-18 15:19
> To: peirce-l@list.iupui.edu
> Subject: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recommendation: In email not
: Freitag, 03. August 2018 um 03:13 Uhr
Von: "Jon Alan Schmidt"
An: peirce-l@list.iupui.edu
Betreff: Re: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recommendation: In email notes, avoid the word 'you'
Edwina, List:
The principle that no one can make someone else feel any particular way does not "im
Edwina, List:
The principle that no one can *make *someone else feel any particular way *does
not *"imply that people are almost in a state of self-sufficient
isolation." It merely implies that each of us has a measure of
*self-control*, as Peirce clearly affirmed. No one else has *control
point is worth considering,
I also subscribe to academic lists for linguists and computer
scientists. And none of the sentences I quoted would occur on
those lists. I believe that philosophers should raise their
civility to the level of academic discourse in other fields.
John
----
Sub
om: John F Sowa
Sent: 2-Aug-18 19:19
To: Peirce-L
Subject: RE: [PEIRCE-L] Recommendation: In email notes, avoid the word 'you'
Gary,
I made a recommendation based on what another colleague suggested on another
list. And that recommendation really helped improve the level of discourse. I
>
>
> I also subscribe to academic lists for linguists and computer
> scientists. And none of the sentences I quoted would occur on
> those lists. I believe that philosophers should raise their
> civility to the level of academic discourse in other fields.
>
> John
>
>
----
Subject: RE:[PEIRCE-L] Recommendation: In email notes, avoid the word 'you'
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 16:32:23 -0400
From: g...@gnusystems.ca
To: peirce-l@list.iupui.edu
John,
You have taken your example quotes out of context.
Now, is the above sentence a “gratuitous insult” because i
ent: 2-Aug-18 15:19
To: peirce-l@list.iupui.edu
Subject: Re: [PEIRCE-L] Recommendation: In email notes, avoid the word 'you'
Gary F,
The practice of avoiding the word 'you' may seem to be trivial, but it is
surprisingly effective in reducing the "heat" in heated arguments.
GF
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}John - thank you - very good advice.
Edwina
On Thu 02/08/18 3:18 PM , John F Sowa s...@bestweb.net sent:
Gary F,
The practice of avoiding the word 'you' may seem to be trivial,
but it is surprisingly
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;
}John - thank you - very good advice.
Edwina
On Thu 02/08/18 3:18 PM , John F Sowa s...@bestweb.net sent:
Gary F,
The practice of avoiding the word 'you' may seem to be trivial,
but it is surprisingly
Gary F,
The practice of avoiding the word 'you' may seem to be trivial,
but it is surprisingly effective in reducing the "heat" in
heated arguments.
GF
Shifting the focus from the statement by “taking it personally”
and reacting against some imagined slight in it is a habit that
can’t be cured
.
-Original Message-
From: John F Sowa
Sent: 2-Aug-18 12:28
To: peirce-l@list.iupui.edu
Subject: [PEIRCE-L] Recommendation: In email notes, avoid the word 'you'
In another email list some years ago, a wise soul made a suggestion for
reducing heated arguments in a debate: Avoid the word
In another email list some years ago, a wise soul made a suggestion
for reducing heated arguments in a debate: Avoid the word 'you'.
Every occurrence of the word 'you' shifts the focus from the
statement to the person who made the statement. This immediately
puts that person on the defensive
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