The pragmatic maxim
"To clarify a concept, consider the practical effects it could conceivably have." James made this maxim into the pragmatist movement — though Peirce later renamed his own view "pragmaticism" to set it apart.
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Peirce
Founder of American pragmatism and semiotics
Those Who Ground an Idea Into a Whole System · Disciples & School-Builders
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Who they are
Peirce (1839–1914), founder of American pragmatism and father of modern semiotics, held that the meaning of a concept lies in its conceivable practical consequences. His work in logic, scientific method and the theory of signs went unrecognized in his lifetime yet profoundly shaped the twentieth century.
Primary sourcesPeirce, How to Make Our Ideas Clear
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Echoes today
Below are how modern works borrow or reinterpret this name or story — not the original material. The two differ, so keep them apart.
SemioticsModern semiotics and pragmatism both count him as founder.