The Pragmatic Maxim: Essays on Peirce and Pragmatism

by Christopher Hookway

Christopher Hookway presents a series of essays on the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1913), the "founder of pragmatism" and one of the most important and original American philosophers. Peirce made significant contributions to the development of formal logic and to the study of the normative standards we should follow in carrying out inquiries and enhancing our knowledge in science and mathematics. In The Pragmatic Maxim, Hookway explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199588384
• ISBN13: 9780199588381
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"