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January 2, 1Q5?Prof. P. A. 3o"oklnDirector, Research Center in Creative Altruism"srvurtr Universitye Cliff StreetWinchester, Massac^uset+sy.y dear Sorokin:kindly sending ne a nersonelIt le not yet certain that I can be in Boston on January l£th. It maynot be so much the matter of pressures on my time, as the total cost.I shall, of course, let you know definitely as soon ae I possibly can.That ds^e will be too late for me to know about the probable fate ofthe Research Society for Creative Altruism for proper notice In theJanuary MAIM CURRENTS. I shall, therefore, stand ready to write it up,Instead, in the March issue.Under these circumstances, I have re-done for January MAIN CURRENTS myreview ofe Fng£c F.r.r1 FfUhlea. It will be In "he form of^r^r^ylfv andcommentary. I intend to iKow that what you have written is against thebackground of treirendous events in the recent and remote history ofthought, ao es to Inform the reader that he is mistaking the situationif he thinks that what you are saying has final principal reference toe>*v"tttl*2s inside sociology. Of course, they are important therein as well,but the whole thing goee a good deal farther.I was oartlcularly oleeee by Chanter Eleven. I wish that we had st>aceenough to orlnt that as a reorint from the book, in addition to thereview, ae we had a long passage from Keedhara's second volume on China.I do reaaii~th8t there is no subject Index. As I read along I was struckby The fact that your entire argument sstphaaizse that sometime or otherspecific ooetulatee will be set up which will allow us to use or createa mafiernsticel and logical structuring as Is *one In many portions ofohyslce. I did not come upon any eoeclflc noelula^s for this and II would not like to say that there ie no reference^such pneol^lcallydeliniated nostul8tes.«WLas*'T:':ere ne some implication that I havemissed.I am sure you will appreciate precisely what I mean: I am referlng tothe tyoe of nostulate which is drawn from infinitude end nerfectlon,and is thus wholly Ideal but specific for the domain that Is about tobe structured.
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If you could resoond on the above noint I would be glad. NaturallyI did not expect to find anything as specific as this In this kind ofbook but I would like to be quite sure that you have not in some fashionpointed to one or more such postulatee.Sometime or other when you and I have some leisure I would like toshow you some material which has never so far been rublished in anyorganised form. It bears unon the material referred to above and Iam certain that it will ln+erest you very considerably. I hat3 someIdea of writing this up some two or three years ago wKen you kindlyInvited me to contribute to a eyrrrooelum volume, but my life Is eoharassed end crowded that I felt I could not do justice to it on shortnotice.It le wonderful to have neonle like you and Mather and Margenau eloseat hand. I do not have time to engage much in the creative work, althoughI am serliuply cneiderlng obandoniric; all business and nromotl'nalresronslbllties onee and for all in a few months, so ae to be able toset down my own cogitations about the understructure which nature endThat sur-rlLfa for man.Ever yours affectl^netely,<=^r^-^C.
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I Foundation folder-,?er eerresijondence from Mr. Kii ns to which"iff fT i»Dr. F. i. KunaFoundation for Integrated Education, Inc.Slt6 East b6th StreetMew York 17, ;,ew YorkAs to the cec-itlng of January 12, of course, your presence there is very desirable.Ihough Tiean rcowditch has not been able as yet tc obtain a Single cent for the ex-pansee, tfcif riesearch enter can pay your travelling expenses to and fro. If youfind it possible tc come.If I rightly understand your statement about the specific postulate which wouldpermit tc use or create a mathematical or lc -ical structuring in the field of psychosocial phenomena, I have a belief that eventually, -hen we know this field better,and when the updating branches of matheiaatlcs and logics would develop further,there would be created a special nathematlcal branch for a study of these phenomena.ify general theory cf Integral cognition n.is plenty of room for such a branch ofmathematics and logics. Ilia existing atteutrta exemplified by various mathematiclanatrying to create this sort of ntheraatics and logics so far have not been whollysuccessful, out If they would be continued, sooner or later they are likely tosolve this "i-orjiem.rrco newspapers and radio, and even television, you have possibly gathered information that. i:y new little voluma on American sex Revolution is attracting much greaterattention tnan I expected. The humorous part of tlds is "that I regard this volumemuch less important than my several previous volumes which did not attract such attention.I hope that in the not too remote future we may meet and leisurely talk about yourmaterial and ideas which you mentioned In your letter,frith my very beat r.-ishee for you in this New Year,Very sincerely yours,Pitirim A. Sorokin
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Foundation for Integrated Education, Inc. (KunaJanuary 25, 1957Dr. F. I,. RunsThe Foundation forIntegrated Education, Inc.2li6 Last 1:6th StreetHew York 17, New Yorkty dear KunstSome time ago I sent to you a copy of my paper, "Thisis My Philosophy." Though you did not promlae to publish it in the Main Currants, to be sure, by this letter I would like tc ask you not to consider it forpublication at all because it is going to be published within the next few weeks In the Symposium,This Is lay miosophy.T'e missed you at the meeting of the Council. At thepresent time we are trying to push the drive forfunds and membership of the Society very energetically.In case you would like to cocmunlcate -.1th. ne, myaddress for February and the first part of iiarchwill bet University of Florida, Gainesville,Florida.v-lth my beat wishes,Very sincerely yours.1
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karoh la, 1957Dr. F. L. Runs2!t6 East U6th StreetHew York 17, New Yorki.y dear KunaiThis is -jiiat to thank you for your generous review of my Fadsarid Foibles and for your lines in November copy of the MainCurrents mentioning our itesearch Center. I am naturally gra-tified by your conraents--cc»ming from such an eminent thinkeras yourself.I Just returned from Florida, and having cleared part of theaccumulated business, I am starting a short treatise on the"Order and Integration of Knowledge" which I have to presentat a 10-day seminar at i.arquette University devoted to thistopic, and conducted for 100 or so eminent businessmen byseveral distinguished scholars. Then after it irmiiedlately Ihave to start an abridgement of try four-volume Social andCultural adynamics for Spanish edition by Ths Spanish Instituteoi" Political Science Research, and for American edition byPorter Sargent.Besides these things I have to answer many Inquiries comingin connection with my last volumes and the Research Centerfrom various persons, and then take pert in organisation ofour Research Society for Creative Altruism. All this is keeping me busy, but such busyness is rather good for my soul andbody.With my best wishes and deep appreciation of your kindness.Very sincerely yours,Pitirlm A. Sorokin
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THE FOUNDATION FOR INTTCGUATICD EDUCATION, INC.November 20, 1957Dear Sorokin;Dora and I have been touring to and on the West Coastfor many months, and upon my return I had to cope with a complex situation.I found on my desk Social and Cultural Dynamics in theone volume edition, beautifully and affectionately inscribedto me by the author himself. It is my intention to make mention of this in the January issue of MAIN CURRENTS, but Ishall press it as a reference book for my own purposes, and ammost grateful to you.My absence, and the complications of my personal affairshave prevented me from participating in the Conference at H.I.T.and I may indeed have been the most useless member of the Councilup to now. However, I do hope to restore myself to duty in allthe several phases of my proper activities and I hope my delin-quence may be overlooked.Having been away, I was not able to estimate the effectof the Conference on the public directly. I understand thatyou had Roland Gammon Associates to help you. It would be ofinterest to know how successfully they were able to handle thatpart of the program.I expect to be in Boston for a day or two during January,and it would be particularly pleasant if I could look forwardto a leisurely visit with you then.Ever yours cordially,Kunz *Vice PresidentDr. P. A. SorokinResearch Society for Creative Altruismg Cliff StreetWinchester, Mass.
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November 21, 1957Ur. F. L. Kunsi.iu Foundation for Integrated Education, Inc.21,6 East li6th StreetHint York 17, New Yorklay dear Kur.a:I am glad tc know that you are back from the TTest Coast. rTa have missed yougreatly, and we count that you would be helping us by your participation inthe building of the Society. iVe hope also that you possibly oan attend thenext meeting of the Council of the Society, nhich is to take place sometimein the first part of December. The Conference try its success exceeded allour best expectations. For two days the Kresge Auditorium of K.I.T. wasfilled by a highly selected audience of scientists, scholars, leaders invarious fields, and in small part by graduate students cf Harvard, M.I.T.,and other fioston institutions.Just now the jusinass of the Society is in a highly transitory period.Bowdltch and business men Introduced into the Council specifically for administrative and financial purposes M far have not been able to securelarge funds, i.ithout such funds the Society cannot start its scientificand other nativities on a large scale. On the other hand, as you probablyknow, Bowdltch, !:artaan, and Maalow and business appointees of Bowdltch,they still want to make out of the Society an institution for fairly abstract, undefined, and incidental study of values) in other words, to ;.out of it something unlimltedly encyclopedic and for this reason,Due to this dualism Northrop and Chancellor tiarsh preferred to resign, atthe next meeting of the Council this ojialism is to be eliminated, eitherin the fen:, of taking the Society back Into our hands and suggesting tothe partisans of -the encyclopedic institution to organise their own society,or in the form of seme reasonable synthesis of the main objective as it legiven in the Constitution, and with valjsi a.i a background for the study ofi.oral Phenomena and Values. This explains why your attendance of theCouncil mooting is very much needed.I would be naturally very grateful to you for your note In the January copyof the Main Currents. When you are in this nei^iborhood, please let meknow and give us tho pleasure of seeing you and talking with you over thematters of com .on interest at our place or at any place convenient to you.nith best wishes,Sincerely yours,
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THE FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATION, INC.November 25, 1957Dear Pitirim:I was very happy indeed to have your letter ofNovember 21st. Due to my absence I had not heard of the internaldevelopments that you mention, although before I left for the Westindications that something like this might transpire, seemed alreadyapparent to me.I am not given to resigning from organizations ofthis kind just because there are organizational problems.I am, however, in the midst of a tremendous crisisconnected with our Foundation and my own affairs.There is ao muchpromise in what is now happening to it and to me that I must forthe time being concentrate upon the opportunities afforded.The job takes me out of New York from time to timeon very short notice. I shall certainly attend the next meetingof the Council, if I possibly can.Perhaps in advance of such a meeting there shouldbe a personal conversation. If you should be in New York duringthe next week, or if a sudden development should call me to Boston,we might try to work something of this kind out.Dr. P. A. SorokinResearch Center in Creative Altruisi8 Cliff St.Winchester, Mass.
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November 27. 1957The Foundation forIntegrated Education, Inc.21*6 Kast ii6th StreetNew York 17, i.ew YorkDear Fritz iYou probably have already received notification fromUr. Bowdltch about the next meeting of the Councilof the Society, which is scheduled to take place onThursday, Decembers at 10>00 eclock, at a placewhich later on will be indicated. If you can reservethis day idr attendance of the meeting, please kindlydo so. This meeting is going to be fairly important.If you happen to be in this neighborhood, please letme knew, by all means, and let ua talk over the natters or our .mi. i-:.- interest.Host cordially yours,rltirim A. Sorokin
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Hlllandale Road,Port Chester, New York.November 30, 1957Dear Pirrlrlm,This date is on my calendar. I shall do my best tobe there. On one or two previous occasions you klntilyoffered expenses. Ikies this still obtain ?Our Foundation has been offered a property of some seven'yacres, splendid hulldings in first-class condition, fullyequipped, no encuirjijrances, no strings attached. "heplace is seventy five miles north of New York City, anathus about i"ii"ty from my house, hare, in Port Chaster.i place for research along the linesiued, and for conferences With smallgroups of people capable of following the course of reasoning.I think I have mentioned, briefly, that some years ago afriend worked with me on formulating postulates for adeductive-exact attack upon the problem of a proper socialstructure. Tee never Carried the study beyond the pointof outlining the pure thought, hut even so It proved quiterevealing.I am now at last seriously at work on a book of my own,which starts with an example of deductive exact method, Tromphysics, and fully works out the Implications of that oneexample. In the volume various aspects of perception,aesthetic emotions, and the like are examined, and somematerials from the arts (part original with me) are Included. Toward the end I propose to Incorporate theabove-mentioned postulated structure, which Is ready Inthe form or vectors ana geometry. Dr.fortuantely theThole argument goes far beyona the stock of Information mostpeople possess, so one has to inform them as one goes alongwith the argument. This work is really something that shouldbe undertaken in a new kind of research Institute. Thisbusiness of individuals trying to handle the whole complexis outmoded.I have been asked by Oattegno to Join with him in makingavailable In this country the Culsenalre materials for teachingof mathematics, and have agreed,and have found the financingfor the work. It will constitute a revolution in this^"^r3 r^v? ^^=v?^b
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December 2, 1957Dr. F. L. KurutHlllandale RoadPort Chester, New YorkDear FritstI am glad to know that you plan to come tc the meeting of the Council. As topayment of travelling expenses, you will have to ask Ur. 3owditoh about It.At the present time the Society,which has received a number of small contributions to maintain its office and its current expenses, has to pay such expenses.So far as I know, at least for one or two of special trips of Dr. £hrader histraveling expenses were paid. To repeat, please ask Mr. Bowdltch about it, forhe is the Treasurer and the Administrative Director of the Society.I am glad to know that your Foundation received a splendid property for its offices. Here, as probably you knew, the American Academy of Arts and Sciencesreceived also a valuable property, to which already it has moved its offices,liany proprietors, to avoid payment of real estate taxes and other expenses inthe maintenance of their property, are quits willing to give them to variousgood institutions.This Research Center for these few years also received two or three offers—oneof which was from Australia. For obvious reasons this Center could not acceptany of these properties. The American Academy has kindly invited this Centerand a few other institutions to make their headquarters in its new building,to siiare the expenses of its maintenance. You probably will be confrontedwith, a similar problem.I an glad to know -that you finally started on a monograph of your own. Itesubject sounds interesting and important. My best wishes for its most successful completion.Very cordially yours.Pltirim A. Sorokin
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TOE FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATION, INC.December 9, 1957Dr. Pitirim A. SorokinResearch Center in Creative Altruism8 Cliff StreetWinchester, Mass.Dear Pitirim:We are In the midst of a very real crisis hereat the Foundation and in the emergency I shall not beable to leave my desk, even for a single day.I am therefore advising Mr. Bowditch that I cannotbe counted upon for the meeting of the 12th. If, atthe last minute, it proves possible for me to come, ofcourse I shall, and I shall try to make every effort todo so.In the circumstances it might be that you and hewould prefer to elect a director in my place, and if youdo, I shall quite understand the necessity for this.If the Research Association should develop so as totake up the basic methodology seriously, I am sure thatit would make an important contribution to the country,but unless something extremely specific and methodicalis followed, although great good can still be done, itwill not contribute decisively to the solution. I knowthat you and I agree upon this-Ever yours.

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