Peirce and Spinoza´s Pragmaticist Methapysics
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Resumo: | In the early 20th century, moved by James’s popularization of pragmatism and by the so-called “Battle of the Absolute” that divided American philosophers in the period, Peirce sought to communicate his own pragmaticism both directly via repeated attempts to formulate the doctrine and indirectly by comparing his thought to that of such philosophical for ebears as Spinoza, Berkeley and Kant. Peirce’s debt to Berkeley and Kant are well-documented. However, insufficient attention has been paid to his invocations of Spinoza. In this paper, I survey Peirce’s discussions ofSpinoza, and identify a shift in his account of Spinoza. Specifically, in 1904 he comes to regard Spinoza as an important early pragmaticist. I argue that this shift corresponds with Peirce’s own late efforts to distinguish his pragmaticism from the pragmatism of such figures as James and Schiller.While both pragmatism and pragmaticism take as their starting point some version of the pragmatic maxim, the latter is distinctive for retaining a realist metaphysics. I argue that, on Peirce’s view, an early version of the pragmatic maxim, evidence of critical common sensism and a weak scholastic realism are all evident in Spinoza’s thought. |
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Peirce and Spinoza´s Pragmaticist MethapysicsA Metafísica Pragmaticista de Peirce e EspinosaPeirceEspinosaPragmaticismoPragmatismoMáxima PragmáticaSenso Comum CríticoRealismo Escolástico. MetafísicaPeirceSpinozaPragmaticismPragmatismPragmatic MaximCritical Common-sensismScholastic RealismMetaphysics.In the early 20th century, moved by James’s popularization of pragmatism and by the so-called “Battle of the Absolute” that divided American philosophers in the period, Peirce sought to communicate his own pragmaticism both directly via repeated attempts to formulate the doctrine and indirectly by comparing his thought to that of such philosophical for ebears as Spinoza, Berkeley and Kant. Peirce’s debt to Berkeley and Kant are well-documented. However, insufficient attention has been paid to his invocations of Spinoza. In this paper, I survey Peirce’s discussions ofSpinoza, and identify a shift in his account of Spinoza. Specifically, in 1904 he comes to regard Spinoza as an important early pragmaticist. I argue that this shift corresponds with Peirce’s own late efforts to distinguish his pragmaticism from the pragmatism of such figures as James and Schiller.While both pragmatism and pragmaticism take as their starting point some version of the pragmatic maxim, the latter is distinctive for retaining a realist metaphysics. I argue that, on Peirce’s view, an early version of the pragmatic maxim, evidence of critical common sensism and a weak scholastic realism are all evident in Spinoza’s thought.No início do Século XX, movido pela popularização por James dopragmatismo e pela assim chamada “Batalha do Absoluto” que dividiuos filósofos americanos no período, Peirce buscou comunicar seu própriopragmaticismo, tanto diretamente, através de tentativas repetidas paraformular a doutrina, quanto indiretamente, pela comparação do seu pensamento com o de filósofos anteriores como Espinosa, Berkeley e Kant. Adívida de Peirce para com Berkeley e Kant está bem documentada. Todavia,pouca atenção foi dedicada às suas invocações de Espinosa. Neste trabalho,eu pesquiso as discussões de Peirce sobre Espinosa e identifico uma mudançaem sua apresentação de Espinosa. Especificamente em 1904, ele passou aconsiderar Espinosa como um importante pragmaticista antigo. Eu afirmo que esta mudança corresponde aos seus próprios esforços tardios para distinguir seu pragmaticismo “Absoluto” do pragmaticismo “Fenomenal” de figuras tais como James e Schiller. Enquanto tanto o pragmatismo quantoo pragmaticismo têm como origem alguma versão da máxima pragmática,esta se distingue por reter uma metafísica realista. Eu demonstro que, na visão de Peirce, tanto uma versão antiga da máxima pragmática quanto evidências do senso comum crítico e de um fraco realismo escolástico estão evidentes no pensamento de Espinosa.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo2014-10-27info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/20978Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; Vol. 15 No. 1 (2014); 25-36Cognitio: Revista de Filosofia; v. 15 n. 1 (2014); 25-362316-52781518-7187reponame:Cognitio (São Paulo. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPenghttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/20978/15446Copyright (c) 2014 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDea, Shannon2024-07-01T13:09:37Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/20978Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofiaPRIhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/oairevcognitio@gmail.com2316-52781518-7187opendoar:2024-07-01T13:09:37Cognitio (São Paulo. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false |
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Peirce and Spinoza´s Pragmaticist Methapysics A Metafísica Pragmaticista de Peirce e Espinosa |
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Peirce and Spinoza´s Pragmaticist Methapysics |
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Peirce and Spinoza´s Pragmaticist Methapysics Dea, Shannon Peirce Espinosa Pragmaticismo Pragmatismo Máxima Pragmática Senso Comum Crítico Realismo Escolástico . Metafísica Peirce Spinoza Pragmaticism Pragmatism Pragmatic Maxim Critical Common-sensism Scholastic Realism Metaphysics. |
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Peirce and Spinoza´s Pragmaticist Methapysics |
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Peirce and Spinoza´s Pragmaticist Methapysics |
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Peirce and Spinoza´s Pragmaticist Methapysics |
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Peirce and Spinoza´s Pragmaticist Methapysics |
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Peirce and Spinoza´s Pragmaticist Methapysics |
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Dea, Shannon |
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Dea, Shannon |
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Dea, Shannon |
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Peirce Espinosa Pragmaticismo Pragmatismo Máxima Pragmática Senso Comum Crítico Realismo Escolástico . Metafísica Peirce Spinoza Pragmaticism Pragmatism Pragmatic Maxim Critical Common-sensism Scholastic Realism Metaphysics. |
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Peirce Espinosa Pragmaticismo Pragmatismo Máxima Pragmática Senso Comum Crítico Realismo Escolástico . Metafísica Peirce Spinoza Pragmaticism Pragmatism Pragmatic Maxim Critical Common-sensism Scholastic Realism Metaphysics. |
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In the early 20th century, moved by James’s popularization of pragmatism and by the so-called “Battle of the Absolute” that divided American philosophers in the period, Peirce sought to communicate his own pragmaticism both directly via repeated attempts to formulate the doctrine and indirectly by comparing his thought to that of such philosophical for ebears as Spinoza, Berkeley and Kant. Peirce’s debt to Berkeley and Kant are well-documented. However, insufficient attention has been paid to his invocations of Spinoza. In this paper, I survey Peirce’s discussions ofSpinoza, and identify a shift in his account of Spinoza. Specifically, in 1904 he comes to regard Spinoza as an important early pragmaticist. I argue that this shift corresponds with Peirce’s own late efforts to distinguish his pragmaticism from the pragmatism of such figures as James and Schiller.While both pragmatism and pragmaticism take as their starting point some version of the pragmatic maxim, the latter is distinctive for retaining a realist metaphysics. I argue that, on Peirce’s view, an early version of the pragmatic maxim, evidence of critical common sensism and a weak scholastic realism are all evident in Spinoza’s thought. |
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