Realism and individualism : Charles S. Peirce and the threat of modern nominalism

Realism and Individualism. Charles S. Peirce and the Threat of Modern Nominalism discusses the main problems, tenets, assumptions, and arguments involved in Charles S. Peirce's early and late realist stances and subjects to critical scrutiny the still dominant view that Pragmatic Realism merely...

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Main Author Oleksy, Mateusz W
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam J. Benjamins 2015
John Benjamins Publishing Company
John Benjamins
Edition1
SeriesBochumer Studien zur Philosophie
Subjects
1839-1914
Charles Sanders
Nominalism
Peirce, Charles S
Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914
Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY / Logic
Pragmatics
Realism
Semiotics
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Table of Contents:
  • 6.1 Pragmatist account of truth -- 6.2 Best belief and ideal-limit opinion - are they rivals? -- 7. Pragmatic realism III: Commonsensist argument for indubitable truths -- 7.1 Pragmatic realism about the manifest image of the world -- 8. Pragmatic realism IV: Realist ethics of science -- Chapter 4. Community and individual: Pragmatic realism from a socioindividualist-atomist perspective -- 1. Blumenberg on theological absolutism and modern self-assertion -- 2. Towards a Peircean anthropology: From self-assertion to self-control -- 2.1 Anthropology of self-control -- 3. Individualist atomism and communal organicism -- 4. Monadological organicism and Peirce's communitarian organicism -- 5. Self-control and autonomy of the self -- Afterword -- 1. Peirce's realisms -- 2. What we need consensus for -- References -- Primary sources -- Secondary sources -- Index of names -- Index of terms
  • REALISM AND INDIVIDUALISM -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- About the author -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Modesty v. presumption. Peirce in search after a subtle equilibrium -- 2. Overview -- Chapter 1. Scholastic realism and the coming of the age of individualism -- 1. Peirce's realisms in a historical perspective -- 2. Back to Scotus in search of the philosophy for modern science -- 2.1 Scholastic problem of universals -- 2.2 Scotistic solution to the problem of universals -- 3. Peirce's reception of Scotus -- 3.1 Why Peirce prefers Scotus to Ockham -- 4. Scholastic realism from a semeiotic perspective -- 5. The problem of individualism -- 6. The nominalist impact on Peirce - controversy over formalities -- 6.1 Peirce's reception of Ockham's logic -- 7. The clash of worldviews -- Chapter 2. Crusade against modern nominalism -- 1. Pre-history of modern nominalism -- 2. Modern nominalism as a system of ideas -- 3. Modern nominalism I: A conceited young man and his companions -- 4. Modern nominalism II: 17th c. theory of ideas -- 4.1 Holistic theory of perception -- 4.2 Holistic arguments against classical empiricism -- 5. Modern nominalism III: Kant and the theory of categories -- 5.1 Peirce's theory of categories -- 5.2 Kant the nominalist -- 6. Modern nominalism IV: The instrumentalist era -- 7. Nominalism and the method of science -- Chapter 3. Pragmatic realism -- 1. What is the realism v. nominalism dilemma about? -- 2. Anti-nominalist correction and extreme scholastic realism -- 2.1 Opium, diamonds, and the goal of inquiry -- 2.2 Extreme scholastic realism: Individualism revisited -- 3. Convergentism - a fruitful direction or a dead-end? -- 4. Scientific realism -- 5. Pragmatic realism I: Factual pre-conditions of inquiry -- 6. Pragmatic realism II: Normative presuppositions of inquiry
  • References --
  • Abbreviations --
  • Chapter 4. Community and individual: Pragmatic realism from a socioindividualist-atomist perspective --
  • Chapter 1. Scholastic realism and the coming of the age of individualism --
  • Chapter 3. Pragmatic realism --
  • About the author --
  • Prelim pages --
  • Afterword --
  • Chapter 2. Crusade against modern nominalism --
  • Table of contents --
  • Index of names --
  • Index of terms
  • Introduction --