@inbook{7c80efd0f2bf4536aff3482deadf50e4,
title = "Charles S. Peirce and the Feeling of Understanding: The Power and Limit of Science from a Pragmatist Perspective",
abstract = "In two early and classic papers, “The Fixation of Belief” and “How to Make Our Ideas Clear,” Peirce draws attention to the evolutionary biology of humans and how it might have repercussions for the way our beliefs and feelings relate to the results of inquiry, even if that inquiry is scientific. We find relevant pragmatist ideas suggesting that the feeling of understanding generated by scientific explanations is not a reliable indicator for thinking our beliefs are true. This offers a new way to criticize the currently widely supported contextual theory of scientific understanding. Surprisingly, the feeling of understanding might be an evolutionary bias leading to pseudoscientific beliefs. Peirce's two classic papers continue to be valuable resources to help us grasp the way humans manage their beliefs and feelings.",
keywords = "Charles S. Peirce, feeling of understanding, metaphor, scientific explanation, natural evolution",
author = "\{de Regt\}, Herman",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197548561.013.34",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780197548561 ",
series = "Oxford Handbooks",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
pages = "514--530",
editor = "\{De Waal\}, Cornelis",
booktitle = "The Oxford handbook of Charles S. Peirce",
}