21 Dec
2021
21 Dec
'21
11:55 p.m.
Cf: Peirce’s 1870 “Logic of Relatives” • Comment 8.4 (revised)
https://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2014/02/19/peirces-1870-logic-of-relatives-c…
Thanks, Mary, I've edited the examples. I think the problem is using
“a black” as a substantive term, which has objectionable connotations
even in contexts where using “black” as an adjective is currently okay.
I'll have to check whether it was Shakespeare's or Peirce's usage, but
I really should have caught it in any case.
Regards,
Jon
On 12/21/2021 4:16 PM, Mary Libertin wrote:
Hi Jon,
I enjoy reading some of your posts. They are quite a challenge.
The passages you work with in this current post are directly
connected with Peirce, which is as it should be.
But can you change the racist language “a black” to another term
or at least use an asterisk, an asterisk that addresses the issues
with modern readers, basically an acknowledgment that you are aware
of the current response to such offensive language? It doesn’t change
the logic at all.
Thanks!
Dr. Mary Libertin
Emeritus professor of English