Charles Peirce's Pragmatic Pluralism

Sandra B. Rosenthal is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University. She is co-author, with Patrick L. Bourgeois, of Mead and Merleau-Ponty, also published by SUNY Press, and author of Speculative Pragmatism.

• Introduction 1. World, Truth, and Science 2. Meaning as Habit Habit and the Dynamical ObjectHabit and "The Given" 3. Habit, Temporality, and Peirce's Proofs of Realism 4. Pragmatic Experimentalism and the Derivation of the Categories 5. Peirce's Pragmatic Metaphysics: The Foundation for Pluralism Endnotes Bibliography Index

"I am impressed with the author's adept way of interweaving the diverse threads of Peirce's thought into a coherent thesis: underlying Peirce's idealism, realism, anti-nominalism, phenomenology, metaphysical categories is a commitment to pluralism. This is both an interesting and original way to address Peirce's philosophy." — Carl R. Hausman, Penn State"I like the force and subtlety with which Rosenthal makes her case for Peirce's pragmatic pluralism; the care and sophistication with which she interprets relevant texts (especially those that seem to point in the direction away from her main thesis); and the light which she sheds on some of the most important but difficult parts of Peirce's philosophy."Rosenthal's take on Peirce will force those of us who do not see in Peirce such a thoroughgoing or radical pluralist to rethink the issue. The debate likely to be sparked by her interpretation will sharpen our understanding of Peirce both as a philosopher of science and a metaphysician. Professor Rosenthal illuminates crucial issues, often in a startling manner, one truly suggestive of previously unexplained possibilities." — Vincent Colapietro, Fordham University