Peirce, Pragmatism, and the Logic of Scripture

by Peter Ochs and Peter Ochs

Book Overview

This is the first study of Charles Peirce's philosophy as a form of writing and the first study of his pragmatic writings as a critique of the modern attempt to change society by writing philosophy. Ochs argues that, as corrected by the pragmatists, the task of modern philosophy is, through writing, to diagram the otherwise hidden rules through which modern sociey repairs itself. Peirce labelled this elemental writing enscribing, or scripture. Redescribing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521604494
• ISBN13: 9780521604499
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"