Review of Tullio Viola, Peirce and the Uses of History

On History as an Object, Subject and Method of InquiryCharles S. Peirce (1839-1914) is mostly known today as the funder of American pragmatism, as a logician and as a scientist. Viola’s book contributes to these existing threads in Peirce’s scholarship while at the same time shaping a new domain of...

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Autore principale: Cristalli, Claudia
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy 2021
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:On History as an Object, Subject and Method of InquiryCharles S. Peirce (1839-1914) is mostly known today as the funder of American pragmatism, as a logician and as a scientist. Viola’s book contributes to these existing threads in Peirce’s scholarship while at the same time shaping a new domain of Peirce’s studies: Peirce as historian, philologist, and philosopher of science. Indeed, it is impossible to understand Peirce’s philosophy of science without engaging with history; and this is tru...