Pragmatism and Purpose: Essays Presented to Thomas A. Goudge

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Pragmatism and Purpose

Essays Presented to Thomas A. Goudge

Edited by: Leonard Sumner , John G. Slater and Fred Wilson

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1981

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The essays in this volume are connected with the main areas of Thomas A. Goudge's research: Peirce studies and the philosophy of science, especially the philosophy of biology. There are two sections, each opened with an essay on Goudge's contribution to the field.

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Sumner Leonard :

Leonard W. Sumner is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

Slater John G. :

John G. Slater is a professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.Wilson Fred :

is a professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.

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Philosophy Philosophy of Science Philosophy of the Natural Sciences

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Contents
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Abbreviations
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Part One: The Thought of C.S. Peirce
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The Unity of Peirce's Thought
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David Savan

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Peirce on Historical Explanation
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J. W. Burbidge

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The 'Proof' of Pragmatism
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Max H. Fisch

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Peirce's Remarkable Theorem
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Hans G. Herzberger

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Scientific Inference: Peirce and the Humean Tradition
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Edward H. Madden

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The Labeling Problem
75
Don D. Roberts

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Peirce and Descartes: Doubt and the Logic of Discovery
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Peter A. Schouls

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James, Santayana, Tarski, and Pragmatism
105
T.L.S. Sprigge

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Peirce on Truth
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H.S. Thayer

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Peirce's Conception of an Individual
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Manley Thompson

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Part Two: The Ascent of Life
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Goudge's Contribution to Philosophy of Science
151
Fred Wilson

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Historical Narratives and Integrating Explanations
172
David L. Hull

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Life, Vis Inertiae, and the Mechanical Philosophy
189
Robert McRae

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The Ascent of Consciousness
199
Roland Puccetti

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The Interaction of Evolutionary and Genetic Theory
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Alexander Rosenberg

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Philosophical Aspects of the Darwinian Revolution
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Michael Ruse

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Evolution and the Necessities of Thought
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Barry Stroud

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The Autonomy of a Logic of Discovery
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Paul R. Thagard

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Emergence Revisited
261
R.E. Tully

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Is Biology a Different Type of Science?
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Mary B. Williams

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Notes
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List of Works Cited
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The Published Works of Thomas A. Goudge
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Notes on Contributors
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Index of Names
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Index of Subjects
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Pragmatism and Purpose

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

The Unity of Peirce's Thought

Peirce on Historical Explanation

The 'Proof' of Pragmatism

Peirce's Remarkable Theorem

Scientific Inference: Peirce and the Humean Tradition

The Labeling Problem

Peirce and Descartes: Doubt and the Logic of Discovery

James, Santayana, Tarski, and Pragmatism

Peirce on Truth

Peirce's Conception of an Individual

Goudge's Contribution to Philosophy of Science

Historical Narratives and Integrating Explanations

Life, Vis Inertiae, and the Mechanical Philosophy

The Ascent of Consciousness

The Interaction of Evolutionary and Genetic Theory

Philosophical Aspects of the Darwinian Revolution

Evolution and the Necessities of Thought

The Autonomy of a Logic of Discovery

Emergence Revisited

Is Biology a Different Type of Science?

Notes

List of Works Cited

The Published Works of Thomas A. Goudge

Notes on Contributors

Index of Names

Index of Subjects

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