Charles Sanders Pierce Quotes

A collection of quotes by Charles Sanders Pierce.

Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential thinkers in the field of pragmatism. Peirce made significant contributions to logic, semiotics, philosophy of science, and metaphysics. He developed the concept of "pragmaticism," which emphasized the practical consequences of beliefs and ideas. Peirce's work on semiotics, or the study of signs and symbols, laid the foundations for modern semiotic theory. His writings continue to be highly influential in various disciplines, including philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science.

There is one thing even more vital to science than intellige

There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods; and that is, the sincere desire to find out the truth, whatever it may be.

Charles Sanders Pierce

Science

If man were immortal he could be perfectly sure of seeing th

If man were immortal he could be perfectly sure of seeing the day when everything in which he had trusted should betray his trust, and, in short, of coming eventually to hopeless misery. He would break down, at last, as every good fortune, as every dynasty, as every civilization does. In place of this we have death.

Charles Sanders Pierce

Death