Sentences with phrase «peirce saw»

But, as Peirce saw; before Whitehead gave technical expression to it with his concept of «prehension,» the merest feeling implies «spontaneity,» a degree above the zero of freedom.

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But... the infinite regress in question is an example of the «non-vicious» type of regress, since it concerns possibilities, and these not (on one view of potentiality) as a definite multitude, whose number is infinite, but as a continuum, which in the words of Peirce is «beyond all multitude,» as God was formerly described as being; and indeed, as we shall see, the continuum of possibilities is one aspect of God which may be truly so described.

I then had read nothing of Peirce and had never seen Whitehead or read any of his metaphysical works.

I noticed some of the men talking about the Hijab, I see they are sporting tatoos and one woman has peircings.

As W. P. Montague saw so clearly (with no doubt some help from Peirce and Bergson), becoming as sheer growth, increase without loss, is the concrete reality and the secret of both being and becoming.

I agree but add: God had no alternative to willing that there be some free creatures, first because (pace Alston) the idea of not creating at all could occur (if I may say so) only to a confused creature, second because, as Peirce, Bergson, and Whitehead have seen, by a «creature» we can consistently mean only a lesser form of the freedom or creativity which in eminent form is deity.

There are eleven Peirce articles listed in the bibliography published here: see items 5, 66, 70, 149, 188, 244, 331, 390, 405, 438, and 466.

The pattern of development from the limited to a goal that is unbounded and envisaged in an infinite future also can be seen in Peirce's rejection, in «Some Consequences of Four Incapacities,» of Cartesian philosophy, particularly in his opposition to what he took to be the standard of subjectivity (5.263 - 317).

This last point is suggested in a number of Peirce's discussions, particularly in his accounts of the function of the sciences (see, for instance, 1.191) as well as in his references to the goal of rational conduct which is the summum bonum (e.g., 5.4 - 5, 5.433).

In other words, I think what Bergson sees as intuitions belong properly to Peirce's level of thirds.

See Elizabeth M, Kraus», «Thought Before It Hardens: A Study in the Evolutionary Philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce.»

I had already read a good deal of Peirce's writings, especially his logical works, but under Charles's stimulus came to see in him a much richer and variegated philosophic mind than I had seen theretofore.

The joy of talking about Peirce and Whitehead with Charles off and on during these intervening years has never ceased, even when we have not been able to see eye to eye about some niceties of detail.

This week sees Kimberly Peirce's contemporary re-imagining of Stephen King's classic supernatural novel CARRIE hit theatres.

If, on the other hand, you'd rather see pretty boys play Army soldiers in an agenda film lacking perspective and well - formed ideas, do be sure to see Kimberly Peirce's Stop - Loss.

Although we've seen several TV spots promoting Kimberly Peirce's remake of CARRIE, this is the first promotional clip released from the film, set to...

If you want to see recent movies that fit more accurately into the war genre designation you could check out Kimberly Peirce's «Stop - Loss» (2008) or Paul Haggis's «In the Valley of Elah» (2007).