TTLA: The problem of faith in Peirce's pragmatic philosophy

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Nguyen Hai Hoang      

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: April 30, 1979

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 3210/QD-SDH dated November 8, 2010 of the Director of Hanoi National University.

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

7. Thesis topic name:“The problem of faith in Peirce's pragmatic philosophy”

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

9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Do Minh Hop

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- Thesis:“The Problem of Faith in Peirce's Pragmatic Philosophy”, conducted research based on the theoretical foundation of Marxism-Leninism.

- Based on the presentation and analysis of socio-economic conditions and ideological premises for the formation of Peirce's concept of belief as well as pragmatic philosophy, the author pointed out the formation process, identified and analyzed the basic contents of Peirce's concept of pragmatic belief, thereby giving some objective comments and assessments on the values, limitations and even contradictions that are true to the real content of pragmatic philosophy in general and of Peirce's concept of pragmatic belief.

11. Practical application:

The research results of the thesis contribute to systematizing and generalizing the theory of “pragmatic belief”, a fundamental content in Peirce’s pragmatic philosophy. The research results of the thesis can be a reference for research, study and teaching of American philosophy in general and pragmatic philosophy in particular in educational and training institutions in Vietnam today.

12. Further research directions:

Peirce's pragmatic philosophy in particular and American pragmatic philosophy in general are an indispensable part of modern Western philosophy today. In the coming years, in the face of the trend of international integration and the explosion of information technology, from economic development exchanges, inevitably leading to cultural and ideological exchanges, the study of Peirce's pragmatic philosophy in particular and pragmatic philosophy as well as American philosophy in general is necessary. Therefore, the thesisThe problem of faith in Peirce's pragmatist philosophyneed to be studied in many specific aspects and have more investment in the following projects, such as:

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

- Research and clarify the relationship between belief and truth in Peirce's concept of pragmatic belief

- Focus on studying in depth 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 thesis: 1. Nguyen Hai Hoang (2013), "Pragmatic philosophy with American culture",America Today Magazine(9/186), pp. 54-63.

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

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

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