Chance, Love and Logic: Philosophical Essays

by Charles Sanders Peirce

Publishers:

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.; Harcourt, Brace and Company

, 1923

Overview

Founder of the school of Pragmatism, Charles S. Peirce had a profound impact on North American philosophy, influencing philosophers such as William James, John Dewey, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Published posthumously, this volume is a collection of Peirce’s essays on logic, chance, probability, love, and attraction. According to Peirce, the world we live in is often unpredictable, but it is still knowable. This volume will both challenge and intrigue readers.

Product Details

• Title: Chance, Love and Logic: Philosophical Essays
• Author: Charles Sanders Peirce
• Series: International Library of Psychology Philosophy and Scientific Method
• Publishers: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Harcourt, Brace and Company
• Print Publication Date: 1923
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914 › Bibliography; Pragmatism; Science › Philosophy; Metaphysics
• Resource ID: LLS:CHNCLVPHLSPSSYS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-03-15T21:09:05Z

About Charles Sanders Peirce

Charles Sanders Peirce (/ like “purse”; September 10, 1839 – April 19, 1914) was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist, born at 3 Phillips Place in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Peirce was educated as a chemist and employed as a scientist for 30 years. Today he is appreciated largely for his contributions to logic, mathematics, philosophy, and semiotics, and for his founding of pragmatism.