TTLA: The Problem of Belief in Peirce's Pragmatic Philosophy

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Nguyen Hai Hoang      

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: April 30, 1979

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision No. 3210/QD-SDH dated November 8, 2010, of the Director of Hanoi National University, recognizing the doctoral student.

6. Changes in the training process: Decision to adjust the thesis title No. 257/TCT-ĐT dated November 28, 2012, by the Director of the Center for Training and Development of Political Theory Lecturers, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Thesis title:"The problem of belief in Peirce's pragmatic philosophy

8. Specialization: Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism Code: 62.22.80.05

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Minh Hop

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- Dissertation:"The problem of belief in Peirce's pragmatic philosophy"The research was conducted based on the theoretical foundations of Marxism-Leninism.

- Based on the presentation and analysis of the socio-economic conditions and ideological prerequisites for the formation of Peirce's concept of belief and pragmatic philosophy, the author has pointed out the process of formation, identified, and analyzed the basic contents of Peirce's concept of pragmatic belief. From this, some objective observations and assessments are made regarding the values, limitations, and contradictions that are true to the content of pragmatic philosophy in general and Peirce's concept of pragmatic belief in particular.

11. Practical applications:

The research findings of this dissertation contribute to the systematization and generalization of the theory of "pragmatic belief," a fundamental content in Peirce's pragmatic philosophy. The research results of this dissertation can serve as a reference for the study, learning, and teaching of American philosophy in general and pragmatic philosophy in particular in educational and training institutions in Vietnam today.

12. Future research directions:

Peirce's pragmatic philosophy in particular, and American pragmatic philosophy in general, is an indispensable part of modern Western philosophy. In the coming years, given the trend of international integration and the explosion of information technology, the inevitable exchange of culture and ideas will follow as economic development and exchange occur. Therefore, studying Peirce's pragmatic philosophy in particular, and American pragmatic philosophy in general, is essential. Thus, this dissertation...The problem of belief in Peirce's pragmatic philosophyFurther research is needed from many specific aspects, and more investment is required in subsequent projects, such as:

- Continue to delve deeper into the fundamental content and methods of strengthening belief in Peirce's concept of "pragmatic belief."

- To research and clarify the relationship between belief and truth in Peirce's pragmatic conception of belief.

- Focus on in-depth research into the influence of Peirce's pragmatic philosophy, as well as his concept of pragmatic belief, on later representatives of pragmatic philosophy such as W. James, J. Dewey, and modern pragmatic philosophers.

13. Scientific works related to the dissertation: 1. Nguyen Hai Hoang (2013), “Pragmatic philosophy and American culture”,Today's America Magazine(9/186), pp. 54-63.

2. Nguyen Hai Hoang (2013), “Initial exploration of the concept of belief in philosophy”,Journal of Educational Theory(CD10/ 204), pp. 27-31.

3. Nguyen Hai Hoang (2014), “Some different conceptions of belief in the history of Western philosophy”,Journal of Educational Theory(4/211), pp. 40-45.

4. Nguyen Hai Hoang (2014), “Pragmatic Beliefs from Kant to Peirce”,Asia-Pacific Economic Journal(4/2014), pp. 51-54.

INFORMATION ON THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Hai Hoang 2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: April 30, 1979 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 3210/QD-SĐH dated November 8^th, 2010 by President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: The Decision to adjust the name of thesis 257/TCT-ĐT dated November 28^th, 2010 of the Director of Training Center for Teachers of Political Theory directly under Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Official thesis title: “Faith in Peirce's pragmatic philosophy”

8. Major: Dialectical materialism and historical materialism 9. Code: 62.22.80.05

10. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. PhD. By Minh Hop

11. Summary of new findings of the Thesis:

- The thesis“Faith in Peirce's pragmatic philosophy”was researched on the basis of the theoretical foundation of Marxism and Leninism.

- By presenting and analyzing socio-economic conditions and ideological premises for formation of faith conception, as well as conception of Peirce's pragmatic philosophy, the author of the thesis indicates the formation process, determines and analyzes basic contents of the conception of Peirce's pragmatic philosophy, and then provides some judgments and objective assessments about values, limitations and conflicts that are true to actual contents of the pragmatic philosophy in general and of faith conceptions in particular.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

Findings of the thesis contribute to systematizing the theory of “pragmatic faith”, a fundamental content of Peirce's pragmatic philosophy. Also, they can be used as a reference material for researching, learning and teaching American philosophy in general and pragmatic philosophy in particular in education and training institutions in Vietnam at present.

13. Further research directions, if any:

Peirce's pragmatic philosophy in particular and American pragmatic philosophy in general is an integral part of modern Western philosophy nowadays. In coming years, with international integration and the IT explosion, economic exchange and development, cultural and thought exchange, the research on Peirce's pragmatic philosophy and pragmatic philosophy in particular and American pragmatic philosophy in general is necessary. Therefore, the thesis ““Faith in Peirce's pragmatic philosophy”should be studied on various aspects, and further studies demand considerable investment of time and effort, such as:

- Continuing to research deeply fundamental contents and methods of bolstering confidence in the conception of Peirce's “pragmatic faith”.

- Studying and clarifying the relationship between the faith and the truth of the conception of Peirce's “pragmatic faith”.

- Focusing on studying impacts of Peirce's pragmatic philosophy and his conception of pragmatic faith on philosophers of pragmatism in following generations such as W.James and J.Dewey, and modern philosophers of pragmatism.

14. Thesis-related publications:

1. Nguyen Hai Hoang (2013), “Pragmatic philosophy in American Culture”,American Today Journal(9/186), pp. 54-63.

2. Nguyen Hai Hoang (2013), “First step in finding the concept of faith in philosophy”,Journal of Theoretical Education(CD10/ 204), pp. 27-31.

3. Nguyen Hai Hoang (2014), “Some different conceptions about faith in history of western philosophy”,Journal of Theoretical Education(4/211), pp. 40-45.

4. Nguyen Hai Hoang (2014), “Pragmatic faith from Kant generation to Peirce generation”,Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy(4/2014), pp. 51-54.