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"Sheriff's text moves the "guess" to a new level ofunderstanding, while integrating much of Peirce's philosophy, and provokes manyquestions." -- Society for the Advancement of American PhilosophyNewletter "The purpose of Sheriff's work is to expoundPeirce's unified theory of the universe -- from cosmology to semiotic -- and todiscuss its ramifications for how we should live. He concludes that Peirce has givenus a theory we can live with. The book makes an important contribution to philosophyof life and to the humanities in general."? -- NathanHouser "In clear and concise prose, Sheriff describesPeirce's 'theory of everything, ' a vision of cosmic and human meaning that offers apositive alternative to popular pessimistic and relativistic approaches to life andmeaning." -- Peirce Project NewsletterSheriff, John K. is the author of 'Charles Peirce's Guess at the Riddle Grounds for Human Significance' with ISBN 9780253208804 and ISBN 0253208807.
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