Peirce's Scientific Metaphysics: The Philosophy of Chance, Law, and Evolution

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Peirce’s Scientific Metaphysics ThePhilosophyofChance, Law,andEvolution AndrewReynolds Vanderbilt University Press Nashville © 2002 Vanderbilt University Press All rights reserved First Edition 2002 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reynolds, Andrew, 1966Peirce ’s scientific metaphysics : the philosophy of chance, law, and evolution / Andrew Reynolds. p. cm. — (Vanderbilt library of American philosophy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8265-1396-4 (alk. paper) 1. Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839–1914— Contributions in metaphysics. 2. Metaphysics. I. Title. II. Series. B945.P44 R49 2002 110'.92—dc21 2001006557 To my parents ...