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Hookway Christopher |
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Truth, rationality, and pragmatism : themes from Peirce / / Christopher Hookway |
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Oxford, : Clarendon Press |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-103702-8 |
0-19-159771-6 |
9786611989026 |
1-281-98902-9 |
0-19-151942-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (322 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""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""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study of themes from the work of the American philosopher Charles Peirce examines his account of truth, discusses his claims on rationality, and concludes by reviewing his approach to religious belief and the role of pragmatism in his thought. |
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