Synopsis
Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) was an American philosopher, physicist, mathematician, and the founder of pragmatism. Despite his importance in the history of philosophy, a unified statement of his thought has been unavailable. With this publication, readers are offered the philosopher's only known, complete, and coherent account of his own work. Comprising a series of lectures given in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1898, Reasoning and the Logic of Things aims to provide an accessible and thorough introduction to Peirce's mature thought.
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Reviews
The present volume is the first complete publication of eight lectures delivered by Peirce in 1898, designed to be a full exposition of his philosophy. Although intended for a popular audience, the lectures cannot be fully understood without considerable technical background. After an initial lecture critical of practical philosophy, Peirce quickly launches into his theory of logic. He is preoccupied with the nature of randomness and devotes considerable attention to the continuum in mathematics. His metaphysics grew out of his mathematical and logical interests; the final three lectures show how closely Peirce connected mathematical and philosophical problems. Peirce concludes with a presentation of his speculative cosmology and returns for a final look at the continuum problem. A long section of "Comments on the Lectures" by Hilary Putnam helps the reader understand Peirce's views and is in its own right philosophically important. Of interest primarily to specialists.
- David Gordon, Bowling Green State Univ., Ohio
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