Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Acknowledgments VII
4. Contents IX
5. Foreword XI
6. Chapter One. The Background of Science and Natural Theology 1
7. Chapter Two. The Birthplace of Pragmatism: Peirce's Metaphysical Club 18
8. Chapter Three. Chauncey Wright, Defender of Darwin and Precursor of Pragmatism 31
9. Chapter Four. The Evolutionism and Pragmaticism of Peirce 70
10. Chapter Five. Darwinism in James's Psychology and Pragmatism 97
11. Chapter Six. Social Evolutionism: Fiske's Philosophy of History 129
12. Chapter Seven. The Pragmatic Legal Philosophy of Nicholas St. John Green 152
13. Chapter Eight. Evolutionary Pragmatism in Holmes's Theory of the Law 172
14. Chapter Nine. The Philosophical Legacy of the Founders of Pragmatism 190
15. Appendix
16. A: Biographical Notes on Chauncey Wright (1830-1875) 207
17. B: Wright's Papers at Northampton, Massachusetts 213
18. C: C. S. Peirce, "Why I am a Pragmatist" 221
19. D: Peirce's Manuscript on "Hume on Miracles and Laws of Nature" 223
20. E: Arthur O. Lovejoy, "A Note on Peirce's Evolutionism" 227
21. F: Biographical Notes on Nicholas St. John Green (1830-1876) 231
22. G: Biographical Notes on Joseph B. Warner (1848-1923) 235
23. Notes 243
24. Index 281
25. Backmatter 289