Prof. Cheryl Misak

Cheryl Misak has established an international reputation as one of the world's leading interpreters and defenders of the pragmatist tradition. Her reference point has been the philosophy of C. S. Peirce—the founder of pragmatism and the most important philosopher America has ever produced. She has provided the first systematic defense of Peirce's theory of truth, and most recently has extended her Peircean account of inquiry into domains where Peirce did not think it could go—that is, into ethics and politics. As a result, she has provided a valuable resource for an audience beyond philosophy in political and legal theory.