Peirce’s Convergence Theory of Truth Redux
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Resumo: | Peirce’s convergence theory of truth is an intuitive and reasonable account of truth. In its most general sense, it links truth to the results of inquiry. In accord with the pragmatic maxim, Peirce realized that the practical consequences of true claims are that they tend to bring inquiries to fruition and settle opinion. Nonetheless, Peirce’s theory of truth is much maligned and misunderstood. It is argued here that once it is understood that the convergence theory is an inference and generalization from the remarkable mathematical theorem known as the Law of Large Numbers, and how that theorem provides mathematical certainty to induction as the core of scientific method, many of the problems go away. Part of the misunderstanding is also due to the fact that Peirce had three different senses of convergence, which many commentators mix up or misinterpret. With this understanding, it will be shown that, contrary to the analyses by Cheryl Misak and Christopher Hookway, Peirce argues that persistent inquiry by good methods is not merely a regulative ideal for attaining truth—an intellectual hope—but a mathematically proven possibility that has already resulted in established truths. |
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Peirce’s Convergence Theory of Truth ReduxRevisitação da teoria convergente da verdade de PeirceTeoria Convergente da verdadePeirce.Peirce’s convergence theory of truth is an intuitive and reasonable account of truth. In its most general sense, it links truth to the results of inquiry. In accord with the pragmatic maxim, Peirce realized that the practical consequences of true claims are that they tend to bring inquiries to fruition and settle opinion. Nonetheless, Peirce’s theory of truth is much maligned and misunderstood. It is argued here that once it is understood that the convergence theory is an inference and generalization from the remarkable mathematical theorem known as the Law of Large Numbers, and how that theorem provides mathematical certainty to induction as the core of scientific method, many of the problems go away. Part of the misunderstanding is also due to the fact that Peirce had three different senses of convergence, which many commentators mix up or misinterpret. With this understanding, it will be shown that, contrary to the analyses by Cheryl Misak and Christopher Hookway, Peirce argues that persistent inquiry by good methods is not merely a regulative ideal for attaining truth—an intellectual hope—but a mathematically proven possibility that has already resulted in established truths.A teoria convergente da verdade de Peirce é uma abordagem intuitiva e razoável da verdade. No seu sentido mais geral, vincula a verdade aos resultados da investigação. De acordo com a máxima pragmática, Peirce percebeu que as consequências práticas de afirmações verdadeiras são aquelas que tendem a trazer as investigações à fruição e opinião estabelecida. No entanto, a teoria da verdade de Peirce é muitas vezes difamada e mal-entendida. Argumenta-se, aqui, que uma vez que se entende que a teoria convergente é uma inferência e generalização oriunda do notável teorema matemático conhecido como a Lei dos Grandes Números e como o dito teorema fornece certeza matemática à indução como o cerne do método científico, muitos dos problemas desaparecem. Parte do mal-entendido também se deve ao fato de que Peirce tinha três sentidos distintos de convergência, os quais muitos comentadores confundem ou interpretam erroneamente. Com esse entendimento, será mostrado que ao contrário das análises de Cheryl Misak e Christopher Hookway, Peirce argumenta que investigação persistente por bons métodos não é apenas um ideal regulador para atingir a verdade – uma esperança intelectual – mas uma possibilidade comprovada matematicamente que já resultou em verdades estabelecidas.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo2019-09-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/4416610.23925/2316-5278.2019v20i1p91-112Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 20 No. 1 (2019); 91-112Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; v. 20 n. 1 (2019); 91-1122316-52781518-7187reponame:Cognitio (São Paulo. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPenghttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/44166/29401Copyright (c) 2019 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLiszka, James Jakób2019-09-11T00:35:01Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/44166Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofiaPRIhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/oairevcognitio@gmail.com2316-52781518-7187opendoar:2019-09-11T00:35:01Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false |
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Peirce’s Convergence Theory of Truth Redux Revisitação da teoria convergente da verdade de Peirce |
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Peirce’s Convergence Theory of Truth Redux |
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Peirce’s Convergence Theory of Truth Redux Liszka, James Jakób Teoria Convergente da verdade Peirce. |
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Peirce’s Convergence Theory of Truth Redux |
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Peirce’s Convergence Theory of Truth Redux |
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Peirce’s Convergence Theory of Truth Redux |
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Peirce’s Convergence Theory of Truth Redux |
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Peirce’s Convergence Theory of Truth Redux |
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Liszka, James Jakób |
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Liszka, James Jakób |
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Liszka, James Jakób |
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Teoria Convergente da verdade Peirce. |
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Teoria Convergente da verdade Peirce. |
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Peirce’s convergence theory of truth is an intuitive and reasonable account of truth. In its most general sense, it links truth to the results of inquiry. In accord with the pragmatic maxim, Peirce realized that the practical consequences of true claims are that they tend to bring inquiries to fruition and settle opinion. Nonetheless, Peirce’s theory of truth is much maligned and misunderstood. It is argued here that once it is understood that the convergence theory is an inference and generalization from the remarkable mathematical theorem known as the Law of Large Numbers, and how that theorem provides mathematical certainty to induction as the core of scientific method, many of the problems go away. Part of the misunderstanding is also due to the fact that Peirce had three different senses of convergence, which many commentators mix up or misinterpret. With this understanding, it will be shown that, contrary to the analyses by Cheryl Misak and Christopher Hookway, Peirce argues that persistent inquiry by good methods is not merely a regulative ideal for attaining truth—an intellectual hope—but a mathematically proven possibility that has already resulted in established truths. |
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Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 20 No. 1 (2019); 91-112 Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; v. 20 n. 1 (2019); 91-112 2316-5278 1518-7187 reponame:Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) instacron:PUC_SP |
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