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Charles Peirce's ideas were revolutionary, kicking off an entire philosophical movement now called "pragmatism," but one might argue that his ideas bear little resemblance to the path pragmatism ultimately took...he certainly thought as much.
- Links for the Curious -
The Fixation of Belief (Peirce, 1877) - http://www.bocc.ubi.pt/pag/peirce-charles-fixation-belief.pdf
How to Make Our Ideas Clear (Peirce, 1878) - https://courses.media.mit.edu/2004spring/mas966/Peirce%201878%20Make%20Ideas%20Clear.pdf
Pragmatism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2021) - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pragmatism/
Philosophical Writings of Charles Peirce (Buchler, 1940) - cdchester.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Philosophical-Writings-of-Peirce-Charles-S.-Peirce-Justus-Buchler-ed..pdf
Pragmatism - A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking (James, 1907) - gutenberg.org/files/5116/5116-h/5116-h.htm
Reconstruction in Philosophy (Dewey, 1920) - gutenberg.org/ebooks/40089
Ep. 20: Pragmatism | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast - partiallyexaminedlife.com/product/ep-20-pragmatism-peirce-and-james
Violent Agreement (Wiki Wiki Web) - wiki.c2.com/?ViolentAgreement
Charles Peirce's ideas were revolutionary, kicking off an entire philosophical movement now called "pragmatism," but one might argue that his ideas bear little resemblance to the path pragmatism ultimately took...he certainly thought as much.
- Links for the Curious -
The Fixation of Belief (Peirce, 1877) - http://www.bocc.ubi.pt/pag/peirce-charles-fixation-belief.pdf
How to Make Our Ideas Clear (Peirce, 1878) - https://courses.media.mit.edu/2004spring/mas966/Peirce%201878%20Make%20Ideas%20Clear.pdf
Pragmatism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2021) - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pragmatism/
Philosophical Writings of Charles Peirce (Buchler, 1940) - cdchester.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Philosophical-Writings-of-Peirce-Charles-S.-Peirce-Justus-Buchler-ed..pdf
Pragmatism - A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking (James, 1907) - gutenberg.org/files/5116/5116-h/5116-h.htm
Reconstruction in Philosophy (Dewey, 1920) - gutenberg.org/ebooks/40089
Ep. 20: Pragmatism | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast - partiallyexaminedlife.com/product/ep-20-pragmatism-peirce-and-james
Violent Agreement (Wiki Wiki Web) - wiki.c2.com/?ViolentAgreement
