Realism and individualism
Subtitle: Charles S. Peirce and the threat of modern nominalism
By: Mateusz W. Oleksy
Series: Bochumer Studien zur Philosophie -- Bd. 55
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9789027214652
Subjects: Realism; Nominalism
Description: This book 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 extends or refines new arguments in support of Scholastic Realism without questioning its basic assumptions. The book presents a critical overview of Peirce's views on modern nominalism and offers a novel approach to the social-anthropological underpinnings of his realism, especially Pragmatic Realism vis a vis the individualist tendencies in modern thought. The book is of interest to scholars and students of philosophy, especially students of American pragmatism, anthropology, linguistic pragmatics, as well as to anyone interested in Charles S. Peirce, Duns Scotus, Ockham, and generally to semioticians, social scientists, and sociologists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-342) and index.