The Pragmatism of Peirce

Abstract

The remarks that follow are a much compressed status re- port on one product of my continuing interaction with C. G. Hempel. That interaction began twenty years ago with my arrival at his University and my middle years. If new masters can be acquired at that age, then Hempel became mine. From him I learned to recognize philosophical distinctions centrally relevant to my enterprise. In him I learned to recognize the stance of a man who intends philosophical distinctions to advance truth rather than to win debates. Participation in a symposium that honors him gives me much pleasure