Truth, rationality, and pragmatism : themes from Peirce / Christopher Hookway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hookway, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Peirce, Charles S.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 313 pages)

Other Title:

Themes from Peirce

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study of themes from the work of the American philosopher Charles Peirce examines his account of truth, discusses his claims on rationality, and concludes by reviewing his approach to religious belief and the role of pragmatism in his thought.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-103702-8

0-19-159771-6

9786611989026

1-281-98902-9

0-19-151942-1

OCLC:

682103150