Peirce's Philosophical Perspectives

Vincent G. Potter

book: Peirce's Philosophical Perspectives

Open Access Published by Fordham University Press 2019

Peirce's Philosophical Perspectives

Vincent G. Potter

In the series American Philosophy

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823285228

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About this book

This collection focuses primarily on Peirce’s realism, pragmatism, and theism, with attention to his tychism and synechism.

Author / Editor information

Potter Vincent G. :

Vincent G. Potter was Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University; and editor of International Philosophical Quarterly.Vincent G. Potter was Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University; and editor of International Philosophical Quarterly.

Reviews

This collection of Father Potter's scholarly essays on Peirce builds on his groundbreaking Charles S. Peirce: On Norms and Ideals (CH, Dec'68). These essays run counter to many selective readings of Peirce, including those encouraged by his friend and champion, William James. The influence of Bernard Lonergan and John E. Smith on Potter is clear throughout. Potter brought several distinctive assets to his scholarship. First, his appreciation and understanding of medieval philosophy enriched his discussion of John Duns Scotus's influence on Peirce's "scholastic realism." Second, Potter's background in the history of science and mathematics generated careful discussions of Peirce's analysis of probability in physics and of the continuum in mathematics. Finally, Potter's knowledge of theology yielded fruitful explorations of Peirce's argument of God's reality as "vaguely like a man." Potter began the editing of this collection; Vincent Colapietro, a colleague, completed the task. Colapietro's introductory essay provides a useful orientation. This is not the first book about Peirce to read. However, it belongs in any library with more than a few introductory works on Peirce. The lack of an index is frustrating. Suitable for upper-division undergraduates as well as graduate students, faculty, and professionals.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
ABBREVIATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
FOREWORD Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
TO THE READER Publicly Available Download PDF	xxvii
1. Charles Sanders Peirce: An Overview Open Access Download PDF	1
2. Peirce's British Connection Open Access Download PDF	17
3. Peirce on Normative Science Open Access Download PDF	37
4. Action Through Thought: The Ethics of Inquiry Open Access Download PDF	65
5. Normative Science and the Pragmatic Maxim Open Access Download PDF	78
6. Peirce's Pragmatic Maxim: Realist or Nominalist? Open Access Download PDF	91
7. Peirce on "Substance" and "Foundations" Open Access Download PDF	103
8. Peirce on Continuity Open Access Download PDF	117
9. Objective Chance: Lonergan and Peirce on Scientific Generalization Open Access Download PDF	124
10. C. S. Peirce and Religious Experience Open Access Download PDF	140
11. "Vaguely Like a Man": The Theism of Charles S. Peirce Open Access Download PDF	155
12. C. S. Peirce's Argument for God's Reality: A Pragmatist's View Open Access Download PDF	169
Appendix: Response to Hartshorne's "Peirce and Religion" Open Access Download PDF	195
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	205
About the Author Open Access Download PDF	211

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Language: English
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Pages
- Main content: 212
Keywords: Philosophy & Theory

eBook

Published: January 29, 2019
ISBN: 9780823285228