Illustrations of the logic of science / Charles S. Peirce ; edited by Cornelis de Waal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914, author.

Contributor:

De Waal, Cornelis, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pragmatism.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Open Court, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Charles Peirce's Illustrations of the Logic of Science is an early work in the philosophy of science and the official birthplace of pragmatism. It contains Peirce's two most influential papers: ?The Fixation of Belief" and ?How to Make Our Ideas Clear," as well as discussions on the theory of probability, the ground of induction, the relation between science and religion, and the logic of abduction. Unsatisfied with the result and driven by a constant, almost feverish urge to improve his work, Peirce spent considerable time and effort revising these papers. After the turn of the ce

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Proposed Publisher's Preface (1913); Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The FIxation of Belief; 2. How to Make Our Ideas Clear; 3. The Doctrine of Chances; 4. The Probability of Induction; 5. The Order of Nature; 6. Deduction, Induction, and Hypothesis; 7. Essays Toward the Interpretation of Our Thoughts; 8. Essays on Meaning; 9. Letter to Paul Carus; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812698527

0812698525

OCLC:

879946143