Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Problem:This philosopher argued that "metaphysics was the ape of mathematics" in his survey "The Architecture of Theories. " He posited a triadic relation to account for the element of spontaneity that informs the neurological faculties and published a work that argued for a physical explanation of feeling by "framing a molecular theory of protoplasm. " That work, "Man's Glassy Essence," was preceded by "Questions Concerning Certain Faculties Claimed by Man," which held that even abstract thoughts have the character of signs. In another essay he analogized thinking to a sequence of notes; that work, along with another piece advocating the use of the scientific method, were first published in Popular Science Monthly. For 10 points, identify this philosopher who wrote "How to Make Our Ideas Clear" and "The Fixation of Belief. "
Solution:
Social Science