Title: Reading Peirce reading
First published: 1997
Description: The founder of American pragmatism, C. S. Peirce lived as an eccentric but thought as a dedicated communitarian. In Reading Peirce Reading, Richard A. Smyth argues that Peirce's early essays presuppose a very distinctive perspective on the history of philosophy. One important mark of a major philosopher, Smyth argues, is that the philosopher causes, us to read the history of thought a new ways.

Smyth shows not only that Peirce passes that test but also that Peirce's philosophical practice actually did conform to his communal idea for inquiry. Students and scholars interested in the history of philosophy and pragmatism will want to read this book.
Subjects: Peirce, charles s. (charles sanders), 1839-1914
People: Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914)
LC classification: B945.P44 S68 1997