TY - BOOK AU - De Waal, Cornelis. TI - On Peirce SN - 534583768 AV - B 945.P44 .D51 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - Belmont, CA PB - Wadsworth/Cengage Learning KW - Pragmatism N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-91) N2 - 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 ER -