TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forster, Paul
TI  - Peirce and the threat of nominalism
SN  - 9781107647633
U1  - 191 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Nominalism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Nominalism as demonic doctrine
2. Logic, philosophy and the special sciences
3. Continuity and the problem of universals
4. Continuity and meaning: Peirce's pragmatic maxim
5. Logical foundations of Peirce's pragmatic maxim
6. Experience and its role in inquiry
7. Inquiry as self-corrective
8. Theories of truth: Peirce versus the nominalists
9. Order out of chaos: Peirce's evolutionary cosmology
10. A universe of chance: foundations of Peirce's indeterminism
11. From inquiry to ethics: the pursuit of truth as moral ideal
N2  - This book offers a clear and thorough explanation of Peirce's philosophy, presenting it as a systematic response to 'nominalism,' a philosophy he strongly opposed and saw as the foundation of the dominant philosophical worldview of his era. It outlines Peirce's critique of nominalism as a theory of meaning and explores its implications for his views on knowledge, truth, reality, and ethics. Essential reading for both Peirce scholars and newcomers to his work, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to his thought
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