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Zusatztext 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. Klappentext Christopher Hookway presents a series of studies of themes from the work of the great American philosopher and pragmatist! Charles S. Peirce (1839-1913). These themes center on the question of how we are to investigate the world rationally. Hookway shows how Peirce's ideas about this continue to play an important role in contemporary philosophy. Zusammenfassung A series of studies of themes from the work of the great American philosopher Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914), often described as the founder of pragmatism. These themes centre on the question of how we are able to investigate the world rationally; Peirce's ideas about this continue to play an important role in philosophy, as Hookway shows. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
