Peirce's Scientific Metaphysics
The Philosophy of Chance, Law, & Evolution (Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy)
1 edition
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Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
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- ISBN-100826513964
- ISBN-139780826513960
- Goodreads992726
- Library of Congress Control Number2001006557
- OCLC Control Number50321361
- OCLC Control Number48390991
- Better World Books9780826513960
- Better World BooksP9-BES-383
- Open LibraryOL8169814M
Classifications
- LCCB945.P44R49 2002
- LCCB945.P44 R49 2002
- LCCB945.P44 R49 2002eb
Description
"Peirce's Scientific Metaphysics is devoted to understanding Charles Sanders Peirce's (1839-1914) metaphysics from the perspective of the scientific questions that motivated his thinking.". "While offering a detailed account of the scientific ideas and theories essential for understanding Peirce's metaphysical system (e.g., the irreversibility of time and the reversibility of physical laws, the statistical law of large numbers), this book is written in a manner accessible to the non-specialist. This will make it especially attractive to students of Peirce's philosophy who lack familiarity with the scientific and mathematical ideas that are so central to his thought. Those with an interest in the history and philosophy of science, especially concerning the application of statistical and probabilistic thinking to physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, and cosmology, will find this discussion of Peirce's philosophy invaluable."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
Modern cosmology seeks to understand the laws and the historical development of the universe at large.
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