Philosophical Discussions
Chauncey Wright (Charles Eliot Norton, ed.) · 1877
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Chauncey Wright was a sharp American thinker whose work spread mostly through essays and talk. After his early death, Charles Eliot Norton edited his Philosophical Discussions in 1877. Wright had defended Darwin in America with unusual force. Charles Sanders Peirce counted him as a mentor and sparring partner.
The essays take up evolution, science, and the methods by which minds gain truth. Wright writes plainly and cuts hard against loose or wishful reasoning. His pages show the tough style that shaped the first American pragmatists. The volume preserves a mind that print almost lost. It explains his quiet fame among peers.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Chauncey Wright (Charles Eliot Norton, ed.) |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1877 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1.1 MB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |