The Normative Thought of Charles S. Peirce - Hardcover

by Krysztof Piotr Skowroński (Editor)

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, despite his rather vehement denial that this can be done. Some essays ask whether a dichotomy exists between theoretical and practical ethics. Other essays show that Peirce's philosophy embraces meliorism, examine the role played by self-control, seek to ground communication theory in Peirce's speculative rhetoric, or examine the normative aspect of the notion of truth.

Author Biography

CORNELIS de WAAL is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis and Editor-in-Chief of the Transactions of the Charles Sanders Peirce Society.
KRYSZTOF PIOTR SKOWRONSKI is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Opole University in Poland.