Charles S. Peirce, Selected Writings
by Charles S. Peirce
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Science, material, idealism, pragmaticism, history of scientific thought. With Buchler's book, best way to approach notoriously cryptic philosopher. Features 24 selections including "The Place of Our Age in the History of Civilization," "Questions Concerning Certain Faculties Claimed for Man," "Some Consequences of Four Incapacities," and "The Fixation of Belief."Tags
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- Original title
- Values in a Universe of Chance
- Original publication date
- 1958
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- Introduction -- Two main purposes have guided the planning of the present collection of Peirce's writings: first, to introduce the general reader to the many sides of the most versatile, profound, and original philosopher tha... (show all)t the United States ever produced; second, to include unpublished and inaccessible material in which Peirce presented the cultural or humanistic aspects of science and philosophy and which have been neglected by students and editors of his work.
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