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Genre/Form: | Lehrbuch |
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Named Person: | Charles S Peirce |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Christopher Hookway |
ISBN: | 0198238363 9780198238362 0199256586 9780199256587 |
OCLC Number: | 611895680 |
Description: | VI, 313 Seiten |
Contents: | Introduction: Pragmatism and the Materials of Rational Self-Control ; 1. Belief, Confidence, and the Method of Science ; 2. Truth and the Convergence of Opinion ; 3. Truth and Correspondence ; 4. Truth and Reference: Peirce versus Royce ; 5. Vagueness, Logic, and Interpretation ; 6. Design and Chance: the Evolution of Peirce's Evolutionary Cosmology ; 7. Metaphysics, Science, and Self-Control ; 8. Common Sense, Pragmatism, and Rationality ; 9. Sentiment and Self-Control ; 10. Doubt: Affective States and the Regulation of Inquiry ; 11. On Reading God's Great Poem ; 12. Avoiding Circularity and Proving Pragmatism ; References ; Index |
Responsibility: | Christopher Hookway. |
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For anyone interested in Peirce's philosophy, whether she be a rank amateur or an accomplished Peirce scholar or anything in between, reading this book provides numerous insights and challenges; as an added bonus, it is eminently readable. * Ruth Anna Putnam, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science * Review from previous edition a significant contribution to our understanding and appreciation of Peirce's philosophy * Ruth Anna Putnam, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science * Read more...
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