Reasoning and the logic of things : the Cambridge conferences lectures of 1898

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Reasoning and the logic of things : the Cambridge conferences lectures of 1898

Charles Sanders Peirce ; edited by Kenneth Laine Ketner ; with an introduction by Kenneth Laine Ketner and Hilary Putnam

Harvard University Press, c1992

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN 9780674749665

内容説明

Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) was an American philosopher, physicist, mathematician, and the founder of pragmatism. Despite his importance in the history of philosophy, a unified statement of his thought has been unavailable. With this publication, readers are offered the philosopher's only known, complete, and coherent account of his own work. Comprising a series of lectures given in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1898, "Reasoning and the Logic of Things" aims to provide an accessible and thorough introduction to Peirce's mature thought. Beginning with an explanation of the nature of philsophy, Peirce proceeds to illustrate his claim that mathematics provides the foundation of our logic and metaphysics. We find here the clearest formulation of an idea present in Peirce's thought since the 1860s, the distinction among three kinds of reasoning: induction, deduction, and retroduction. Then follows an introduction to Peirce's chief logical doctrines, as well as his attempts to provide a classification of the sciences, a theory of categories, and a theory of science. In conclusion, turning from "reasoning" to the "logic of things", Peirce called for an evolutionary cosmology to explain the reality of laws and described the kinds of reasoning he employed in developing this cosmology. At the urging of his friend William James, Peirce made an uncharacteristic effort in these lectures to present his ideas in terms intelligible to a general audience - those without advanced training in logic and philosophy. The introductory materials by Ketner and Putnam add to the volume's lucidity.
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: pbk ISBN 9780674749672

内容説明

Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) was an American philosopher, physicist, mathematician, and the founder of pragmatism. Despite his importance in the history of philosophy, a unified statement of his thought has been unavailable. With this publication, readers at long last are offered the philosopher's only known, complete, and coherent account of his own work. Originally delivered as the Cambridge Conferences Lectures of 1898, Reasoning and the Logic of Things is the most accessible and thorough introduction to Peirce's mature thought to be found within the compass of a single book. Beginning with an explanation of the nature of philosophy, Peirce proceeds to illustrate his claim that mathematics provides the foundation of our logic and metaphysics. We find here the clearest formulation of an idea present in Peirce's thought since the 1860s, the distinction between three kinds of reasoning: induction, deduction, and retroduction. Then follows an introduction to Peirce's chief logical doctrines, as well as his attempts to provide a classification of the sciences, a theory of categories, and a theory of science. In conclusion, turning from "reasoning" to the "logic of things," Peirce called for an evolutionary cosmology to explain the reality of laws and described the kinds of reasoning he employed in developing this cosmology. At the urging of his friend William James, Peirce made an uncharacteristic effort in these lectures to present his ideas in terms intelligible to a general audience-those without advanced training in logic and philosophy. The introductory materials by Kenneth Ketner and Hilary Putman add to the volume's lucidity. Consequently, this book will be a valuable source for readers outside of the circle of Peirce specialists.

目次

Editorial Procedures Abbreviations Introduction: The Consequences of Mathematics Kenneth Laine Ketner and Hilary Putman Comment on the Lectures Hilary Putman Lecture One: Philosophy and the Conduct of Life Lecture Two: Types of Reasoning [Exordium for Lecture Three] Lecture Three: The Logic of Relatives Lecture Four: First Rule of Logic Lecture Five: Training in Reasoning Lecture Six: Causation and Force Lecture Seven: Habit Lecture Eight: The Logic of Continuity Notes Index

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  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA19227093
  • ISBN
    • 0674749669
    • 0674749677
  • LCCN
    92001038
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Cambridge, Mass.
  • ページ数/冊数
    xiv, 297 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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