Da Silveira, Lauro Frederico Barbosa [UNESP]2019-10-062019-10-062018-01-01Systems, Self-Organisation and Information: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, p. 205-213.http://hdl.handle.net/11449/187214The understanding of the cosmos on the basis of all available knowledge is a central theme in Peircean philosophy. Assuming the need for fallible metaphysical assumptions to be refuted or supported by scientific progress, Peirce deductively develops a teleological hypothesis about the evolution and Self-Organization of the universe. In discussing this topic, the chapter focuses on the following aspects of Peirce’s thought: the refusal to accept the unknowable; the evolutionary and self-organizing character of the universe; and the universal principle of habit acquisition and the law of mind, which treat the progressive harmony and perfection of the cosmos.205-213engCapítulo de livro10.4324/9780429465949Acesso restrito2-s2.0-85059259777