The url takes you to Wikipedia,
to an article that is actually
salient and quite thorough.
It explains what I
take to be the President's
philosophy
I would add only
that there is an aspect
of Peirce that
seems metaphysical.
It is this
and his somewhat vague use
of ethics and aesthetics
that makes his insistence
on pragmaticism
helpful in distinguishing him
from the garden varieties
of pragmatists.
Since we are all fallible and incomplete
we can all build as we will
and see if the houses fall or no
This is the theme of the texts
at my press above.
Check them out.
