Illustrations of the Logic of Science
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Illustrations of the Logic of Science
By (Author) Cornelis de Waal
By (author) Charles Sanders Peirce
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
10th June 2014
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Philosophy of science
501
Physical Properties
Paperback
352
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
439g
Description
Charles S. Peirce's "Illustrations of the Logic of Science" is an early work in the philosophy of science and the official birthplace of pragmatism. It contains Peirce's two most influential papers: "The Fixation of Belief" and "How to Make Our Ideas Clear," as well as discussions on the theory of probability, the ground of induction, the relation
Author Bio
Charles S. Peirce (1839--1914) was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist, sometimes known as "the father of pragmatism." He was educated as a chemist and employed as a scientist for 30 years. Today he is appreciated largely for his contributions to logic, mathematics, philosophy, scientific methodology, and semiotics and for his founding of pragmatism. Cornelis de Waal is an associate professor at Indiana University and Purdue University Indianapolis. The editor in chief of Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, he lives in Indianapolis.
