Plowright Charles Sanders Peirce

Pragmatism and Education
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-94-017-7356-0
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 99 Seiten

Reihe: SpringerBriefs on Key Thinkers in Education

This book introduces a number of selected ideas from the work of Charles Sanders Peirce, the founder of pragmatism. Peirce, pronounced ‘purse’, was born in America in 1839 and died in 1914. He published little in his own lifetime and he continually struggled to become recognised as a respected author with ideas that were highly creative, original and unique. The book begins with an examination of Peirce’s life history. This is followed by an explanation of pragmatism, which states that an understanding of a concept can only be fully grasped by knowing what its practical effects are. The author then explains a number of Peirce’s ideas that are based on his pragmatic maxim:

· scientific inquiry as a method of investigation and its relevance to everyday thinking

· inferential thinking based on abduction, deduction and induction and its use in educational research

· semiotics, the study of signs and its relevance to the development of conceptual understanding

· his profound and insightful ontological categories of Firstness, Secondness and   Thirdness and their application to developing an understanding of the world around us

This introductory text is written in a clear and accessible style. Numerous examples are used throughout the book to illustrate Peirce’s complex and sophisticated ideas

and to show how his thinking can be applied to education. 

Autoren/Hrsg.

Plowright, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;7
2;Contents;8
3;Book Description;11
4;A Note on Referencing Peirce’s Writings;12
5;About the Author;13
6;1 The Story of Charles Sanders Peirce;14
6.1;Abstract;14
6.2;Peirce's Life;16
6.3;Family;17
6.4;Career;19
6.5;Ideas;20
6.6;Personality and Behaviour;21
6.7;Lifestyle;22
7;2 Introducing Pragmatism;26
7.1;Abstract;26
7.2;The Pragmatic Maxim;27
7.3;Belief and Habit;30
7.4;Belief and Disposition;32
7.5;Belief and Doubt;32
7.5.1;First Difference;33
7.5.2;Second Difference;33
7.5.3;Third Difference;34
7.6;Settling a Belief;34
7.7;Next;35
7.8;Summary;35
8;3 Inquiry and Inferential Thinking;37
8.1;Abstract;37
8.2;Methods of Fixing Belief;38
8.3;Logical Inference and Inquiry;42
8.4;Deduction;42
8.5;Induction;43
8.6;Abduction;44
8.7;Elements of an Argument;44
8.7.1;Abduction: Where are These White Beans from?;45
8.7.2;Deduction: Why are the Beans on the Table White?;45
8.7.3;Induction: What Colour are All the Beans in the Bag?;46
8.8;Final Remarks;47
8.9;Summary;47
9;4 Inferential Logic and Inquiry;49
9.1;Abstract;49
9.2;Inquiry;50
9.3;Abduction;51
9.4;Deduction;53
9.5;Induction;55
9.6;Classification;56
9.7;Probations;57
9.8;Gradual Induction;58
9.9;Sentential;60
9.10;Conclusion;61
9.11;Summary;61
10;5 Semiotics: The Theory of Signs;63
10.1;Abstract;63
10.2;The Sign;64
10.3;The Three Trichotomies of Signs;65
10.4;First Trichotomy of Signs;65
10.4.1;Qualisign;65
10.4.2;Sinsign;66
10.4.3;Legisign;66
10.5;Danger;67
10.6;Second Trichotomy of Signs;67
10.6.1;Icon;68
10.7;Convention;70
10.8;No Pure Icon;70
10.9;Summary;74
11;6 Semiotics Continued;75
11.1;Abstract;75
11.2;Index;76
11.2.1;Index Chronology;78
11.3;Symbol;79
11.4;Peirce's Third Trichotomy of Signs;80
11.5;Immediate Interpretant;80
11.6;Dynamical Interpretant;81
11.7;Final Interpretant;82
11.8;Rheme, Dicisgn and Argument;82
11.9;Finally;84
11.10;Summary;85
12;7 The Categories;86
12.1;Abstract;86
12.2;The Categories;89
12.3;Firstness;91
12.4;Secondness;93
12.5;Thirdness;95
12.6;Summary;99
13;8 Final Words;100
13.1;Abstract;100
14;References;103
15;Index;105