Peirce's Contribution to the Study of Religion
A superficial reading of C.S. Peirce leaves one with the impression that Peirce had an adversarial relationship with religion. This paper provides a context for understanding Peirce's statements on religion and shows that Peirce, like Bernard Lonergan, tried to move religious discourse to a mor...
| Published in: | Theoforum |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2017]
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Theoforum
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism TJ Modern history VA Philosophy |
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| Summary: | A superficial reading of C.S. Peirce leaves one with the impression that Peirce had an adversarial relationship with religion. This paper provides a context for understanding Peirce's statements on religion and shows that Peirce, like Bernard Lonergan, tried to move religious discourse to a more distinguished realm of meaning. Thus, the paper shows how integral to the Peircean system is a theism that is consistent with "good sound solid pragmatism", which in turn can enhance the contemporary study of religion. Une lecture superficielle de C.S. Peirce pourrait donner l'impression que Peirce avait une relation d'adversaire à la religion. Nous voulons fournir un contexte pour comprendre les affirmations de Peirce concernant la religion afin de démontrer que Peirce, comme Lonergan, essayait d'amener le discours religieux à un domaine de signification plus distingué. Ainsi, nous montrons à quel point le théisme est intégral au système Peirce, ce qui est conséquent avec "un pragmatisme bon, sain et solide", qui pourrait à son tour enrichir l'étude contemporaine de la religion. |
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| ISSN: | 2295-5186 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theoforum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/TF.47.2.3284940 |