Koopman’s book revolves around the notion of transition, which he proposes is one of the central ideas of the pragmatist tradition but one which had not previously been fully articulated yet nevertheless shapes the pragmatist attitude in philosophy. Transition, according to Koopman, denotes “those temporal structures and historical shapes in virtue of which we get from here to there”. One of the consequences of transitionalism is the understanding of critique and inquiry as historical pro...

ABSTRACT : Alfred Fouillee's doctrine of ideas-forces approximates historically and intellectually William James’s theory of will. But Fouillee's criticism of pragmatism also has connections with Pierce's emphasis on the real and the analysis of concepts, and shows an influence of tychism approaching mysticism. -/- .

Volume 28, Issue 5, September 2020, Page 966-986.

“It is a grievous shame and imposition that the reader should […] have to traverse this space, so full of marvels and beauties, as in a night train, pent up in this cramped section, obscure and airless.” (Peirce, EP2, 376.) The same caveat might apply to the present note: what follows is only a roadmap for a larger account of Peirce’s reception in France and it will not aim at comprehensiveness. Moreover, it will not attempt to assess the extent of (...) the “misunderstandings” concerning Peirce’s... (shrink)