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Peirce is, sadly, much underrated. His work on abductive logic/explanation is another rich area for exploration. I actually think it's somewhat unfortunate that
by anongraddebt 7y ago
Peirce is, sadly, much underrated. His work on abductive logic/explanation is another rich area for exploration. I actually think it's somewhat unfortunate that he's labeled merely as an american pragmatist. While true, such a classification misses the many ways his work outstrips that school of thought (and outstrips that tradition so much more than Dewey's or James' work, say, could be said to outstrip american pragmatism).
- User23 7y agoAnd this is largely because his "friend" Simon Newcomb did everything he could to destroy his reputation[1]. It's fascinating and saddening that a little piece of nastiness like that has reverberated through the decades. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Newcomb#Peirce_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Newcomb#Peirce_family