The Normative Thought of Charles S. Peirce

Book Overview

This volume explores the three normative sciences that Peirce distinguished (aesthetics, ethics, and logic) and their relation to phenomenology and metaphysics. The essays approach this topic from a variety of angles, ranging from questions concerning the normativity of logic to an application of Peirce's semiotics to John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme."

A recurrent question throughout is whether a moral theory can be grounded in Peirce's work,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823242447
• ISBN13: 9780823242443
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"