Charles Sanders Peirce
Modern United States Pragmatism
Biography
American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist, founder of pragmatism and semiotics. Father of American philosophy.
Life Dates
Born: September 10, 1839
Died: April 19, 1914
Notable Quotes
"Consider what effects that might conceivably have practical bearings you conceive the object of your conception to have."
"All thinking is dialogic in form."
"The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit."
"Do not block the way of inquiry."
"Let us not pretend to doubt in philosophy what we do not doubt in our hearts."