ONT Re: "social sentiment presupposed in reasoning"

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so we know what to watch out for.

jon

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Gary Richmond wrote:
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> Jon Awbrey wrote:
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> > Perhaps it is because the members of so many actual and very mean time
> > communities are constantly confusing the special interests of their
> > special interest groups with the general interest of the ultimate.
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> Yes, that, and confusing both with their own very personal interests,
> egos, need for control, power, etc.
> 
> Gary
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> Jon Awbrey wrote:
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> >Gary,
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> >>> Peirce: CP 5.354  He who would not sacrifice his own soul to save
> >>> the whole world, is illogical in all his inferences, collectively.
> >>> So the social principle is rooted intrinsically in logic.*
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> > I'm not sure why, but it seems that I am constantly having to point out
> > the rather obvious distinction between "the whole world", that is to say,
> > in a metonymous way, the ultimate community, and any one actual community.
> > Perhaps it is because the members of so many actual and very mean time
> > communities are constantly confusing the special interests of their
> > special interest groups with the general interest of the ultimate.
> >
> > Just A Guess,
> >
> > Jon Awbrey
> >
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