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082			_a191 _bFOR
100			_aForster, Paul
245		0	_aPeirce and the threat of nominalism / _cPaul Forster.
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a xii, 259 p. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1. 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
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aNominalism.
942			_cENG
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