Charles Sanders Peirce
At a glance:
- Series: World Philosophers and Their Works
- Categories: Philosophy
- Subcategories: Philosophers
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Largely unrecognized by contemporaries, except for his contribution to pragmatism, Peirce developed a system of philosophy that attempted to reconcile the nineteenth century’s faith in empirical science with its love of the metaphysical absolute. His difficult and often confusing ideas anticipated problems central to twentieth century philosophy.
Early Life
Charles Sanders Peirce, born on September 10, 1839, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was the son of Benjamin Peirce, one of America’s foremost mathematicians. During his childhood,...
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