On Peirce /

De Waal, Cornelis.

On Peirce / Cornelis de Waal. - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, c2001. - 91 p. 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-91).

Treated philosophy as an interactive and experimental discipline labeled as " laboratory philosophy". The laboratory philosophy reflects important themes throughout his work. In Pragmatism, it takes the meaning of a concept to depend upon its practical bearings.Within Pierce theory of inquiry, the scientific method is the only means through which to fix belief, eradicate doubt and progress toward a final steady state of knowledge.

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