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Peirce : a guide for the perplexed / Cornelis de Waal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Waal, Cornelis, author.
- Series:
- Guides for the Perplexed
- Guides for the perplexed
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914.
- Peirce, Charles S.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Edition:
- First [edition.].
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Charles Sanders Peirce, the founder of pragmatism, is a hugely important and influential thinker in the history of American philosophy. His philosophical interests were broad and he made significant contributions in several different areas of thought. Moreover, his contributions are intimately connected and his philosophy designed to form a coherent and systematic whole. Peirce: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of Peirce's life and thought, his major works and ideas, providing an ideal guide to this important and complex thinker. The book introduces all the key concepts and themes in Peirce's thought, exploring his contributions to logic, pragmatism, truth, semiotics and metaphysics and demonstrating how his ideas developed into a coherent system of thought. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of Peirce's ideas, the book serves as a clear and concise introduction to his philosophy. This is the idea companion to study of this most influential and challenging of thinkers."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Contents:
- 1: Life and Work
- Chapter 2: Logic
- Chapter 3: The Doctrine of the Categories
- Chapter 4: Semiotics
- Chapter 5: Philosophy of Science
- Chapter 6: Pragmatism but Not Practicalism
- Chapter 7: A Pragmatist Theory of Truth
- Chapter 8: The Perpetual Fight against Nominalism
- Chapter 9: The Impact of Darwin
- Chapter 10: Mathematics
- Chapter 11: Mind and Self
- Chapter 12 (Conclusion): The Architectonic Philosopher
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781472548139
- 1472548132
- 9781283874120
- 1283874121
- 9781441198624
- 1441198628
- OCLC:
- 821933680
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