55 Letters on Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1900–1902
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Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen
R L 385, R L 34, R L 237, Harvard University’s Houghton Library. Box 73, CLFP, Columbia University’s Butler Library. This chapter compiles Peirce’s correspondence with key figures—including Christine Ladd-Franklin, James Mark Baldwin, and Josiah Royce—during his contentious yet immensely productive collaboration on Baldwin’s Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology. The letters reveal Peirce’s fierce advocacy for his logical innovations, particularly his system of existential graphs and the emerging conception of “exact logic”, against Baldwin’s editorial constraints favouring “generally accepted” views. Peirce defends the ethical imperative of precise terminology and notation, critiques psychological and linguistic biases in logic, and laments the exclusion of his graphical methods. His exchanges with Ladd-Franklin evince deep technical discussions on logical notation, whereas his frustrated missives to Baldwin underscore his commitment to logic as a formal science that must be taught to future generations. These letters illuminate the institutional resistance Peirce faced, his intellectual isolation, and his unwavering dedication to rigor, setting the stage for his later and yet more thorough logical explorations.
R L 385, R L 34, R L 237, Harvard University’s Houghton Library. Box 73, CLFP, Columbia University’s Butler Library. This chapter compiles Peirce’s correspondence with key figures—including Christine Ladd-Franklin, James Mark Baldwin, and Josiah Royce—during his contentious yet immensely productive collaboration on Baldwin’s Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology. The letters reveal Peirce’s fierce advocacy for his logical innovations, particularly his system of existential graphs and the emerging conception of “exact logic”, against Baldwin’s editorial constraints favouring “generally accepted” views. Peirce defends the ethical imperative of precise terminology and notation, critiques psychological and linguistic biases in logic, and laments the exclusion of his graphical methods. His exchanges with Ladd-Franklin evince deep technical discussions on logical notation, whereas his frustrated missives to Baldwin underscore his commitment to logic as a formal science that must be taught to future generations. These letters illuminate the institutional resistance Peirce faced, his intellectual isolation, and his unwavering dedication to rigor, setting the stage for his later and yet more thorough logical explorations.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations of Peirce’s Works, Archives, and Names
- Introductory Note XV
- Foreword XVII
- Contents XXI
- General Introduction to Logic of the Future 1
- Introduction to the Theory of Existential Graphs, Volumes 3/1 and 3/2 15
- Introduction to Peirce’s Correspondence on Existential Graphs 29
- Afterword 200
- References 205
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Charles S. Peirce’s Correspondence on Existential Graphs
- 55 Letters on Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1900–1902 239
- 56 Entries for Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1900–1902 257
- 57 Letters to Josiah Royce, 1903–1913 296
- 58 Peirce–Paul Carus–Francis C. Russell Correspondence, 1896–1919 303
- 59 Letters to William James, 1897–1910 376
- 60 Letter to E. V. Huntington, February 14, 1904 426
- 61 Letters to Victoria Welby, 1905–1909 430
- 62 Letters to Samuel Barnett, 1909–1910 473
- 63 Letter to James Howard Kehler, June 22, 1911 487
- 64 Letter to Fernand Robert, September 29, 1911 548
- 65 Letter to Allan Douglas Risteen, December 6–9, 1911 556
- 66 Correspondence with Frederick Adams Woods, 1911–1913 564
- 67 Letter to Fellow, 1909, and to Henry James Jr., 1911 590
- 68 Epilogue: Correspondence with Mary Elizabeth Huntington, 1907–1914 606
- Chronology of the Correspondence 637
- Bibliography of Peirce’s References
- Contents of previous volumes 653
- Name Index
- Keyword Index
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations of Peirce’s Works, Archives, and Names
- Introductory Note XV
- Foreword XVII
- Contents XXI
- General Introduction to Logic of the Future 1
- Introduction to the Theory of Existential Graphs, Volumes 3/1 and 3/2 15
- Introduction to Peirce’s Correspondence on Existential Graphs 29
- Afterword 200
- References 205
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Charles S. Peirce’s Correspondence on Existential Graphs
- 55 Letters on Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1900–1902 239
- 56 Entries for Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1900–1902 257
- 57 Letters to Josiah Royce, 1903–1913 296
- 58 Peirce–Paul Carus–Francis C. Russell Correspondence, 1896–1919 303
- 59 Letters to William James, 1897–1910 376
- 60 Letter to E. V. Huntington, February 14, 1904 426
- 61 Letters to Victoria Welby, 1905–1909 430
- 62 Letters to Samuel Barnett, 1909–1910 473
- 63 Letter to James Howard Kehler, June 22, 1911 487
- 64 Letter to Fernand Robert, September 29, 1911 548
- 65 Letter to Allan Douglas Risteen, December 6–9, 1911 556
- 66 Correspondence with Frederick Adams Woods, 1911–1913 564
- 67 Letter to Fellow, 1909, and to Henry James Jr., 1911 590
- 68 Epilogue: Correspondence with Mary Elizabeth Huntington, 1907–1914 606
- Chronology of the Correspondence 637
- Bibliography of Peirce’s References
- Contents of previous volumes 653
- Name Index
- Keyword Index
