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The book review discusses "Pragmatic Reason: Christopher Hookway and the American Philosophical Tradition," edited by Robert Talisse, Paniel Reyes Cárdenas, and Daniel Herbert. The book contains 14 essays that celebrate Christopher Hookway's work on inquiry, pragmatism, and intellectual virtues. The essays cover various topics, including Peirce's influence on Hookway's work, the Analytic/Synthetic Wars, Peirce's views on belief in science, the nature of belief in pragmatism, the affective preconditions of inquiry, creativity as an intellectual virtue, hope and trust in transcendental arguments, and Peirce's conception of truth and metaphysics. The book provides valuable insights for readers interested in these topics and offers a diverse range of perspectives. [Extracted from the article] |