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Original Essays | May 3, 2013

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"An extraordinary, inspiring portrait of the largely forgotten Peirce, a progenitor of modern thought who devised a realist metaphysics and attempted to achieve direct knowledge of God by applying the logic of science".--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Includes new glossary and detailed chronology. 36 photos.

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Brent] has produced a thoughtful, sometimes moving, and entirely accessible intellectual biography which is also, under the circumstances, indispensable. --The New York Review of Books

... a fine biography. --The New York Times Book Review

... an extraordinary, inspiring portrait of the largely forgotten Peirce, a progenitor of modern thought who devised a realist metaphysics and attempted to achieve direct knowledge of God by applying the logic of science. --Publishers Weekly

In this expanded paperback edition of the critically acclaimed biography of a true American original, the philosopher-polymath Charles Sanders Peirce, Joseph Brent refines his interpretation of Peirce's thought and character based on new research, and has added a glossary and a detailed chronology.

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ISBN:
9780253211613
Author:
Brent, Joseph
Publisher:
Indiana University Press
Location:
Bloomington, Ind. :
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
History - 19th Century
Subject:
Philosophers
Subject:
Philosophers -- United States -- Biography.
Subject:
History & Surveys - 19th Century
Subject:
Peirce, Charles S
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Biography-Philosophers
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Rev. and enl. ed.
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Revised
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19981131
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TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
432
Dimensions:
9.20x6.30x.98 in. 1.36 lbs.
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Product details 432 pages Indiana University Press - English 9780253211613 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , Brent] has produced a thoughtful, sometimes moving, and entirely accessible intellectual biography which is also, under the circumstances, indispensable. --The New York Review of Books

... a fine biography. --The New York Times Book Review

... an extraordinary, inspiring portrait of the largely forgotten Peirce, a progenitor of modern thought who devised a realist metaphysics and attempted to achieve direct knowledge of God by applying the logic of science. --Publishers Weekly

In this expanded paperback edition of the critically acclaimed biography of a true American original, the philosopher-polymath Charles Sanders Peirce, Joseph Brent refines his interpretation of Peirce's thought and character based on new research, and has added a glossary and a detailed chronology.
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