Truth and the End of Inquiry: A Peircean Account of Truth

by C.J. Misak and Cheryl Misak

Book Overview

C.S. Peirce, the founder of pragmatism, argued that truth is what we would agree upon, were inquiry to be pursued as far as it could fruitfully go. In this book, Misak argues for and elucidates the pragmatic account of truth, paying attention both to Peirce's texts and to the requirements of a suitable account of truth. An important argument of the book is that we must be sensitive to the difference between offering a definition of truth and engaging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199270597
• ISBN13: 9780199270590
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Truth and the end of Inquiry

One of the most intriguing aspects of philophical concerns is the notion of truth. This book explores on detail the advantages and implications of Charles s. Peirce theory of truth from the vantage point of modern pragmatism and does so in a pedagogical manner.