56 Entries for Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1900–1902
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Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen
R 1147, R S-97, Houghton Library. This chapter presents Peirce’s contributions to Baldwin’s Dictionary, including entries and their drafts on “Logic”, “Logic (Exact)”, “Logical Diagram”, and “Symbolic Logic”. Here, Peirce distills his mature logical framework, defining logic as the science of classifying valid inferences and introducing existential graphs as tools to render reasoning and representation visually intuitive and pedagogically progressive. He distinguishes between logica utens (practical reasoning) and logica docens (systematic theory), defines the meaning of deduction, critiques appeals to psychology or language in logic, and champions diagrammatic over algebraic methods for their “iconic” clarity. The entries on “Exact Logic” outline mathematical foundations, “Symbolic Logic” debates the ethics of notation and the limitations of received systems of logic. The unpublished draft entry “Logical Diagrams” presents a new extension of Euler Diagrams and proceeds to expound existential graphs in great detail. These texts crystallise Peirce’s synthesis of precision and innovation, laying the groundwork for his later mature work on logic and semiotics and affirming his legacy in formal logic’s modern evolution.
R 1147, R S-97, Houghton Library. This chapter presents Peirce’s contributions to Baldwin’s Dictionary, including entries and their drafts on “Logic”, “Logic (Exact)”, “Logical Diagram”, and “Symbolic Logic”. Here, Peirce distills his mature logical framework, defining logic as the science of classifying valid inferences and introducing existential graphs as tools to render reasoning and representation visually intuitive and pedagogically progressive. He distinguishes between logica utens (practical reasoning) and logica docens (systematic theory), defines the meaning of deduction, critiques appeals to psychology or language in logic, and champions diagrammatic over algebraic methods for their “iconic” clarity. The entries on “Exact Logic” outline mathematical foundations, “Symbolic Logic” debates the ethics of notation and the limitations of received systems of logic. The unpublished draft entry “Logical Diagrams” presents a new extension of Euler Diagrams and proceeds to expound existential graphs in great detail. These texts crystallise Peirce’s synthesis of precision and innovation, laying the groundwork for his later mature work on logic and semiotics and affirming his legacy in formal logic’s modern evolution.
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
