Living Doubt

Essays concerning the epistemology of Charles Sanders Peirce

324 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Charles Sanders Peirce (1839--1914) has often been referred to as one of the most important North American philosophers, but the real extent of his philosophical importance is only now beginning to emerge. Peirce's `pragmaticism' (his own term) may provide the key to an epistemological theory which avoids both the Scylla of foundationalism and the Charybdis of relativism. Peirce's `Logic', linked to a conception of knowledge and of science, is increasingly coming to be recognised as the only possible one. In Living Doubt , 26 papers are presented by some of the world's leading philosophers, demonstrating the rich and cosmopolitan variety of approach to Peirce's epistemology. The contributions are grouped under three general headings: Knowledge, truth and the pragmatic principle; Peirce and the epistemological tradition; and Knowledge, language and semeiotic.

• Reihe: Synthese Library
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Themen der Philosophie Epistemologie und Erkenntnistheorie
• ISBN: 9789048144143
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.12.2010
• Größe: 22.9 x 15.2 cm
• Verlag: Springer Netherland
• Herausgegeben von: G. Debrock, M. Hulswit