Musement

Keyword: Musement


Article in Journal | Posted 25/11/2014
Conway, Charles G. (2008). The Normative Sciences at Work and Play
The article focuses on Charles Sanders Peirce's use of Normative Science into three junctures associated with his Neglected Argument for the Reality of God (NARG). It includes the...
Article in Journal | Posted 03/11/2014
Kruse, Felicia E. (2010). Peirce, God, and the "Transcendentalist Virus"
The article discusses the influence of the Transcendentalist movement on the thought of American philosopher Charles S. Peirce. It describes Peirce's references to Transcendental ideas regarding...
Article in Journal | Posted 29/10/2014
Canton, J. C. (2014). The Structure of C. S. Peirce's Neglected Argument for the Reality of God: A Critical Assessment
Despite the attention it has received in recent years, C. S. Peirce's so-called neglected argument for God's reality remains somewhat obscure. The aim of this essay is to clarify the basic...
Dictionary Entry | Posted 06/02/2013
Quote from "A Neglected Argument for the Reality of God"

There is a certain agreeable occupation of mind which, from its having no distinctive name, I infer is not as commonly practiced as it deserves to be; for indulged...

Dictionary Entry | Posted 06/02/2013
Quote from "A Neglected Argument for the Reality of God"

… Since, then, it is certain that man is able to understand the laws and the causes of some phenomena, it is reasonable to assume, in regard to any given problem, that it would get rightly solved...

Encyclopedia Article | Posted 21/12/2012
Chiasson, Phyllis: "The Role of Optimism in Abduction"

Optimism may not seem like a topic with which good scientific minds need bother themselves. After all, it would seem that neither optimism nor pessimism should have anything to do with the neutral...

Encyclopedia Article | Posted 17/12/2012
Chiasson, Phyllis: "Abduction as an Aspect of Retroduction"

One of the most intriguing mysteries in American philosophy falls under the question: “Just what does Charles Sanders Peirce’s concept of abductive reasoning comprise?” Peirce used the terms “...