Pragmatic Maxim

Christopher Hookway presents a series of essays on the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1913) the founder of pragmatism and one of the most important and original American philosophers. Peirce made significant contributions to the development of formal logic and to the study of the normative standards we should follow in carrying out inquiries and enhancing our knowledge in science and mathematics. In The Pragmatic Maxim Hookway explores Peirce's writings on truth science and the nature of meaning which have become steadily more influential over recent decades. He demonstrates how Peirce's ideas can contribute to and inform philosophical understanding in debates that continue today.