Peirce on Inference: Validity, Strength, and the Community of Inquirers - Hardcover

Atkins, Richard Kenneth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019768906X ISBN 13: 9780197689066

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Inference is at the core of all inquiry, whether philosophical or scientific. If we hope to ascertain what is true, we must follow sound procedures of inquiry. The American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914), who was also a leading scientist of his age, spent his life reflecting on what these procedures are, whether they are valid, and how we can make our inferences stronger. Peirce on Inference presents a comprehensive account of Peirce's lifelong reflections on these topics, including how Peirce responds to various objections to the validity of inferences.

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About the Author

Richard Kenneth Atkins is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. He is author of Charles S. Peirce's Phenomenology (2018), Peirce and the Conduct of Life (2016), and Puzzled?! (2015). He is co-editor of Peirce on Perception and Reasoning (2017). His articles have appeared in Synthese, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, European Journal of Philosophy, and History and Philosophy of Logic, among other venues. He previously served as Executive Director of the Charles S. Peirce Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019768906X
• ISBN 13: 9780197689066
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352