First Principle

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Article in Journal | Posted 31/10/2014
Jackson, Nate (2014). Common Sense and Pragmatism: Reid and Peirce on the Justification of First Principles
This paper elucidates the pragmatist elements of Thomas Reid's approach to the justification of first principles by reference to Charles S. Peirce. Peirce argues that first principles are...