Peirce
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
Charles San·ders [san-derz], /ˈsæn dərz/, 1839–1914, U.S. philosopher, mathematician, and physicist.
a male given name.
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How to use Peirce in a sentence
Peirce later called the experience of dealing with the MPAA “devastating.”
Oral Sex Comes of Age in Hollywood: ‘Gone Girl’ the Latest Film to Showcase Female Pleasure | Marlow Stern | October 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore that, Mr. Peirce himself (in 1878) had applied the method to the proper way of conceiving and defining objects.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweyMr. Peirce explained that he took the term "pragmatic" from Kant, in order to denote empirical consequences.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweySo far as insulation is concerned, Mr. Peirce's experiments show that it is far below most kinds of wood.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard ThrelfallPeirce was intended to act as trustee while the partnership lasted.
For Peirce a doctrine could be perfectly clear and yet false.
The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey | Delton Loring Geyer
British Dictionary definitions for Peirce
/ (pɪəs) /
Charles Sanders. 1839–1914, US logician, philosopher, and mathematician; pioneer of pragmatism
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