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Newsletter of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 2007
Newsletter of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 2004
Newsletter of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 1998
... In The Continuity of Peirce's Thought, Kelly Parker shows how the principle of c... more ... In The Continuity of Peirce's Thought, Kelly Parker shows how the principle of continu-ity functions in phenomenology and semei-otic, the two most novel and important of Peirce's philosophical sciences, which medi-ate between mathematics and metaphysics. ...
Newsletter of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 1999
Newsletter of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 1998
Taking an 1893 exchange between Charles S. Peirce and Open Court editor Paul Carus as its point o... more Taking an 1893 exchange between Charles S. Peirce and Open Court editor Paul Carus as its point of departure, the paper explores the relation between religion and science while making the case that the attitude that scientists have to their subject is akin to a religious devotion. In this way it is argued that a reconciliation between science and religion cannot be confined to religion blindly accepting the results from science, but that such a reconciliation is possible only when both (re)connect with what truly inspires them, the experience of reverent wonder about the world within which they find themselves.
The Dictionary of Early American Philosophers, 2012
This unique introduction fully engages and clearly explains pragmatism, an approach to knowledge ... more This unique introduction fully engages and clearly explains pragmatism, an approach to knowledge and philosophy that rejects outmoded conceptions of objectivity while avoiding relativism and subjectivism. It follows pragmatism's focus on the process of inquiry rather than on abstract justifications meant to appease the skeptic. According to pragmatists, getting to know the world is a creative human enterprise, wherein we fashion our concepts in terms of how they affect us practically, including in future inquiry. This book fully illuminates that enterprise and the resulting radical rethinking of basic philosophical conceptions like truth, reality, and reason. Author Cornelis de Waal helps the reader recognize, understand, and assess classical and current pragmatist contributions-from Charles S. Peirce to Cornel West-evaluate existing views from a pragmatist angle, formulate pragmatist critiques, and develop a pragmatist viewpoint on a specific issue. The book discusses: • Classical pragmatists, including Peirce, James, Dewey, and Addams; • Contemporary figures, including Rorty, Putnam, Haack, and West; • Connections with other twentieth-century approaches, including phenomenology, critical theory, and logical positivism; • Peirce's pragmatic maxim and its relation to James's Will to Believe; • Applications to philosophy of law, feminism, and issues of race and racism.
The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, 2005
The Dictionary of Early American Philosophers, 2012
The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, 2005
arXiv: History and Philosophy of Physics, 2016
Einstein was deeply puzzled by the success of natural science, and thought that we would never be... more Einstein was deeply puzzled by the success of natural science, and thought that we would never be able to explain it. He came to this conclusion on the ground that we cannot extract the basic laws of physics from experience using induction or deduction, and he took this to mean that they cannot be arrived at in a logical manner at all. In this paper I use Charles Peirce's logic of abduction, a third mode of reasoning different from deduction and induction, and show that it can be used to explain how laws in physics are arrived at, thereby addressing Einstein's puzzle about the incomprehensible comprehensibility of the universe. Interpreting Einstein's reflections in terms of Peirce's abduction also sheds light on abduction itself, by seeing it applied in an area where our common sense, and with that our intuitions, give us little or no guidance, and is even prone to lead us astray.
Introducing Pragmatism, 2021
Introducing Pragmatism, 2021
Introducing Pragmatism, 2021
The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research: Two Volume Set
Newsletter of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 2007
Newsletter of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 2004
Newsletter of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 1998
... In The Continuity of Peirce's Thought, Kelly Parker shows how the principle of c... more ... In The Continuity of Peirce's Thought, Kelly Parker shows how the principle of continu-ity functions in phenomenology and semei-otic, the two most novel and important of Peirce's philosophical sciences, which medi-ate between mathematics and metaphysics. ...
Newsletter of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 1999
Newsletter of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 1998
Taking an 1893 exchange between Charles S. Peirce and Open Court editor Paul Carus as its point o... more Taking an 1893 exchange between Charles S. Peirce and Open Court editor Paul Carus as its point of departure, the paper explores the relation between religion and science while making the case that the attitude that scientists have to their subject is akin to a religious devotion. In this way it is argued that a reconciliation between science and religion cannot be confined to religion blindly accepting the results from science, but that such a reconciliation is possible only when both (re)connect with what truly inspires them, the experience of reverent wonder about the world within which they find themselves.
The Dictionary of Early American Philosophers, 2012
This unique introduction fully engages and clearly explains pragmatism, an approach to knowledge ... more This unique introduction fully engages and clearly explains pragmatism, an approach to knowledge and philosophy that rejects outmoded conceptions of objectivity while avoiding relativism and subjectivism. It follows pragmatism's focus on the process of inquiry rather than on abstract justifications meant to appease the skeptic. According to pragmatists, getting to know the world is a creative human enterprise, wherein we fashion our concepts in terms of how they affect us practically, including in future inquiry. This book fully illuminates that enterprise and the resulting radical rethinking of basic philosophical conceptions like truth, reality, and reason. Author Cornelis de Waal helps the reader recognize, understand, and assess classical and current pragmatist contributions-from Charles S. Peirce to Cornel West-evaluate existing views from a pragmatist angle, formulate pragmatist critiques, and develop a pragmatist viewpoint on a specific issue. The book discusses: • Classical pragmatists, including Peirce, James, Dewey, and Addams; • Contemporary figures, including Rorty, Putnam, Haack, and West; • Connections with other twentieth-century approaches, including phenomenology, critical theory, and logical positivism; • Peirce's pragmatic maxim and its relation to James's Will to Believe; • Applications to philosophy of law, feminism, and issues of race and racism.
The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, 2005
The Dictionary of Early American Philosophers, 2012
The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, 2005
arXiv: History and Philosophy of Physics, 2016
Einstein was deeply puzzled by the success of natural science, and thought that we would never be... more Einstein was deeply puzzled by the success of natural science, and thought that we would never be able to explain it. He came to this conclusion on the ground that we cannot extract the basic laws of physics from experience using induction or deduction, and he took this to mean that they cannot be arrived at in a logical manner at all. In this paper I use Charles Peirce's logic of abduction, a third mode of reasoning different from deduction and induction, and show that it can be used to explain how laws in physics are arrived at, thereby addressing Einstein's puzzle about the incomprehensible comprehensibility of the universe. Interpreting Einstein's reflections in terms of Peirce's abduction also sheds light on abduction itself, by seeing it applied in an area where our common sense, and with that our intuitions, give us little or no guidance, and is even prone to lead us astray.
Introducing Pragmatism, 2021
Introducing Pragmatism, 2021
Introducing Pragmatism, 2021
The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research: Two Volume Set