Writings of Charles S. Peirce: A Chronological Edition, Volume 8

Charles S. Peirce

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The definitive edition of the writings of America's most important philosopher

Volume 8 of this landmark edition follows Peirce from May 1890 through July 1892—a period of turmoil as his career unraveled at the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. The loss of his principal source of income meant the beginning of permanent penury and a lifelong struggle to find gainful employment. His key achievement during these years is his celebrated Monist metaphysical project, which consists of five classic articles on evolutionary cosmology. Also included are reviews and essays from The Nation in which Peirce critiques Paul Carus, William James, Auguste Comte, Cesare Lombroso, and Karl Pearson, and takes part in a famous dispute between Francis E. Abbot and Josiah Royce. Peirce's short philosophical essays, studies in non-Euclidean geometry and number theory, and his only known experiment in prose fiction complete his production during these years.

Peirce's 1883-1909 contributions to the Century Dictionary form the content of volume 7 which is forthcoming.

Illustrations
Preface
Chronology
Bibliographic Abbreviations in Editorial Matter
Introduction

1. Familiar Letters about the Art of Reasoning
2. Ribot's Psychology of Attention
3. Six Lectures of Hints toward a Theory of the Universe
4. Sketch of a New Philosophy
5. [On Framing Philosophical Theories]
6. The Non-Euclidean Geometry Made Easy
7. Review of Jevons's Pure Logic
8. Review of Carus's Fundamental Problems
9. Review of Muir's The Theory of Determinants
10. Review of Fraser's Locke
11. [Notes on the First Issue of the Monist]
12. My Life
13. Note on Pythagorean Triangles
14. Hints toward the Invention of a Scale-Table
15. Logical Studies of the Theory of Numbers
16. Promptuarium of Analytical Geometry
17. Boolian Algebra
18. Boolian Alegebra. First Lection
19. Notes on the Question on the Existence of an External World
20. [Note on Kant's Refutation of Idealism]
21. [Notes on Consciousness]

The Monist Metaphysical Project
22. The Architecture of Theories [Initial Version]
23. The Architecture of Theories
24. The Doctrine of Necessity Examined
25. The Law of Mind [Early Try]
26. The Law of Mind [Excursus on the Idea of Time]
27. The Law of Mind
28. [Notes for "Man's Glassy Essence"]
29. Man's Glassy Essence
30. Evolutionary Love

Studies on the Algebra of the Copula
31. [Deductions from a Definition of the Copula]
32. Algebra of the Copula [Version 1]
33. Algebra of the Copula [Version 2]
34. Examination of the Copula of Inclusion
35. On the Number of Dichotomous Divisions: A Problem in Permutations
36. Methods of Investigating the Constant of Space
37. James's Psychology
38. [Morality and Church Creed]
39. Review of Spencer's Essays
40. Abbot against Royce
41. Review of Chambers's Pictorial Astronomy
42. [Lesson in Necessary Reasoning]
43. The Great Men of History
44. The Comtist Calendar
45. The Non-Euclidean Geometry
46. The Sciences in Their Order of Generality
47. The Man of Genius
48. The Periodic Law
49. Keppler
50. [Plan for a Scientific Dictionary]
51. Embroidered Thessaly
52. [Why Do We Punish Criminals?]
53. Review of Buckley's Moral Teachings of Science
54. Review of Ridgeway's The Origin of Metallic Currency
55. Review of Pearson's The Grammar of Science
56. Review of Curry's The Province of Expression

Editorial Symbols
Annotations
Bibliography of Peirce's References
Chronological Catalog, May 1890–July 1892
Supplementary Catalog Entries

Essay on Editorial Theory and Method
Textual Apparatus: Headnotes, Textual Notes, Emendations, Rejected Substantives, Alterations, Line-End Hyphenation
Line-End Hyphenation in the Edition Text
Index

Sujets

• PHILOSOPHY
• Philosophie et théologie
• General officer
• General

Informations

• Publié par: Indiana University Press
• Date de parution: 07 décembre 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9780253004215
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Writings of Charles S. Peirce
Volume 8
On 12 August 1892, the sophisticated art periodical Sun and Shade published this photogravure of Peirce with a biographical note extolling his achievements as a scientist and mathematician. The gravure had been made from a photograph taken the year before by the famous photographer Napoleon Sarony (1821-1896). The Sun and Shade featured a few figures in each issue, generally favoring literary types-earlier issues, for example, had featured James Russell Lowell, Lew Wallace, Walt Whitman, and W. D. Howell .
Writings of CHARLES S. PEIRCE
A CHRONOLOGICAL EDITION
Volume 8
1890-1892

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N ATHAN H OUSER , General Editor
A NDR D E T IENNE , Editor
J ONATHAN R. E LLER , Textual Editor
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D IANA R EYNOLDS , Editorial Associate
J OSEPH K APOSTA , Editorial Associate
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914.
Writings of Charles S. Peirce
Vol. 8- : Peirce Edition Project
Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Contents: v. 1. 1857-1866.-v. 2. 1867-1871.-
[etc.]-v. 8. 1890-1892
1. Philosophy. I. Peirce Edition Project
II. Title
B945.P4 1982 191 79-1993
ISBN-10: 0-253-37201-1 (v. 1)
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-37201-7 (v. 1)
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-37208-6 (v. 8)
1 2 3 4 5 14 13 12 11 10
The Peirce Edition Project
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Andr De Tienne, Editor Associate Director
Jonathan Eller, Textual Editor
Cornelis de Waal, Associate Editor
Albert C. Lewis, Associate Editor
Joseph D. Kaposta, Editorial Associate
Diana Dial Reynolds, Editorial Associate
Luise H. Morton, Research Associate
Kelly Tully-Needler, Assistant Textual Editor *
Leah Cummins Guinn, Technical Editor **
Contributing Editors (Vol. 8)
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Umberto Eco
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Peter Hare
Robert H. Hirst
Christopher Hookway
Paul Nagy
Jaime Nubiola
Klaus Oehler
Helmut Pape
Hilary Putnam
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Don D. Roberts
Richard Robin
Sandra Rosenthal
Lucia Santaella
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William A. Stanley
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* served from 2004 to 2006
** served until September 2000
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Chronology
Bibliographical Abbreviations in Editorial Matter
Introduction
1. Familiar Letters about the Art of Reasoning
2. Ribot s Psychology of Attention
3. Six Lectures of Hints toward a Theory of the Universe
4. Sketch of a New Philosophy
5. [ On Framing Philosophical Theories ]
6. The Non-Euclidean Geometry Made Easy
7. Review of Jevons s Pure Logic
8. Review of Carus s Fundamental Problems
9. Review of Muir s The Theory of Determinants
10. Review of Fraser s Locke
11. [ Notes on the First Issue of the Monist]
12. My Life
13. Note on Pythagorean Triangles
14. Hints toward the Invention of a Scale-Table
15. Logical Studies of the Theory of Numbers
16. Promptuarium of Analytical Geometry
17. Boolian Algebra
18. Boolian Algebra. First Lection
19. Notes on the Question on the Existence of an External World
20. [ Note on Kant s Refutation of Idealism ]
21. [ Notes on Consciousness ]
THE MONIST METAPHYSICAL PROJECT
22. The Architecture of Theories [ Initial Version ]
23. The Architecture of Theories
24. The Doctrine of Necessity Examined
25. The Law of Mind [ Early Try ]
26. The Law of Mind [ Excursus on the Idea of Time ]
27. The Law of Mind
28. [ Notes for Man s Glassy Essence ]
29. Man s Glassy Essence
30. Evolutionary Love
STUDIES ON THE ALGEBRA OF THE COPULA
31. [ Deductions from a Definition of the Copula ]
32. Algebra of the Copula [ Version 1 ]
33. Algebra of the Copula [ Version 2 ]
34. Examination of the Copula of Inclusion
35. On the Number of Dichotomous Divisions: A Problem in Permutations
36. Methods of Investigating the Constant of Space
37. James s Psychology
38. [ Morality and Church Creed ]
39. Review of Spencer s Essays
40. Abbot against Royce
41. Review of Chambers s Pictorial Astronomy
42. [ Lesson in Necessary Reasoning ]
43. The Great Men of History
44. The Comtist Calendar
45. The Non-Euclidean Geometry
46. The Sciences in Their Order of Generality
47. The Man of Genius
48. The Periodic Law
49. Keppler
50. [ Plan for a Scientific Dictionary ]
51. Embroidered Thessaly
52. [ Why Do We Punish Criminals? ]
53. Review of Buckley s Moral Teachings of Science
54. Review of Ridgeway s The Origin of Metallic Currency
55. Review of Pearson s The Grammar of Science
56. Review of Curry s The Province of Expression

Editorial Symbols
Annotations
Bibliography of Peirce s References
Chronological Catalog, May 1890-July 1892
Supplementary Catalog Entries
Essay on Editorial Theory and Method
Textual Apparatus
Headnotes , Textual Notes , Emendations , Rejected Substantives , Alterations , Line-End Hyphenation
Line-End Hyphenation in the Edition Text
Index
Illustrations
1892 photogravure of C. S. Peirce
Opening sheet of Sketch of a New Philosophy
Detail of H. F. Walling s 1854 map of Cambridge, Mass.
Second sheet of Hints toward the Invention of a Scale-Table
Opening sheet of Notes on the Question of the Existence of an External World
MS page 27 of The Doctrine of Necessity Examined
Opening sheet of Second Paper or [ Notes for Man s Glassy Essence ]
Beginning of second galley of Man s Glassy Essence
Working sheet with forking trees
Opening sheet of The Great Men of History
Draft sheet of The Sciences in Their Order of Generality
Map of Greece under Ottoman rule
Map of eastern Thessaly with places visited by Karolos
Preface
Volume 8 in the chronological edition of the writings of Charles S. Peirce is part of a projected 30-volume series initiated in 1975 under the leadership of Max H. Fisch and Edward C. Moore. The edition is selective but comprehensive and includes all writings, on any subject, believed to shed significant light on the development of Peirce s thought. The selections are edited according to the guidelines of the Modern Language Association s Committee on Scholarly Editions, and present a critical, unmodernized rendering of Peirce s published and unpublished work in a clear text format. The Essay on Editorial Theory and Method provides a full discussion of the editorial procedures used in establishing the texts for this volume.
There have been three refinements in presentation since volume production began thirty years ago. The first two volumes (1982, 1984) centered on the philosophical writings in logic and metaphysics that predominated in the development of Peirce s thought during the early years of his career. Only the most significant technical papers appeared in these initial volumes. Beginning with volume 3 (1986), the selection process was broadened to include more of the scientific, mathematical, and historical writings that, along with his philosophical papers, document the development of his thought across an ever-widening range of disciplines throughout the rest of his life.
The second stage of editorial refinement first appeared in volume 4 (1989) and involved presentation of the editorial material. Textual information was consolidated in the editorial apparatus for each selection, resulting in a clearer distinction between that apparatus and the content notes that precede it in its own section, along with the bibliography and the chronological list of Peirce s manuscripts. Volume 5 (1993) was the last volume formatted by off-site printers; presswork for volume 6 (2000) reflected in-house advances in computing technology and a third evolution in editorial presentation that both adap