58 Peirce–Paul Carus–Francis C. Russell Correspondence, 1896–1919
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R L 77, R L 387, Houghton Library. OCPR, Southern Illinois University’s Morris Library. CLFP, Columbia University’s Butler Library. This chapter chronicles the turbulent dialogue among Peirce, Open Court editor Paul Carus, and intermediary Francis C. Russell, documenting Peirce’s unyielding efforts to publish his revolutionary work on existential graphs and the logic of relatives. Spanning 1896–1919, the letters reveal battles against editorial constraints, financial desperation, and miscommunication. Carus vacillates between admiration for Peirce’s “brilliant contributions” and frustration with their technical density; Russell mediates, championing Peirce’s genius but failing to reconcile editorial and intellectual visions. Peirce defends his graphical systems as “the greatest illuminator of logic” (1908), whereas Carus resists notations deemed unmanageable for readers and publishers alike, demanding generally accessible content. The correspondence exposes the harsh economics of academic publishing: Peirce laments earning “50 cents a day” for years of labor, while the pressing efforts to compile his Illustrations of the Logic of Science flounder. A coda of posthumous exchange underscores the tragic dispersal of Peirce’s literary remains—Carus calls the papers “safe but idle”—symbolising the defenselessness of “the founder of pragmatism in its original form, himself not pragmatic at all” (J. M. Baldwin).
R L 77, R L 387, Houghton Library. OCPR, Southern Illinois University’s Morris Library. CLFP, Columbia University’s Butler Library. This chapter chronicles the turbulent dialogue among Peirce, Open Court editor Paul Carus, and intermediary Francis C. Russell, documenting Peirce’s unyielding efforts to publish his revolutionary work on existential graphs and the logic of relatives. Spanning 1896–1919, the letters reveal battles against editorial constraints, financial desperation, and miscommunication. Carus vacillates between admiration for Peirce’s “brilliant contributions” and frustration with their technical density; Russell mediates, championing Peirce’s genius but failing to reconcile editorial and intellectual visions. Peirce defends his graphical systems as “the greatest illuminator of logic” (1908), whereas Carus resists notations deemed unmanageable for readers and publishers alike, demanding generally accessible content. The correspondence exposes the harsh economics of academic publishing: Peirce laments earning “50 cents a day” for years of labor, while the pressing efforts to compile his Illustrations of the Logic of Science flounder. A coda of posthumous exchange underscores the tragic dispersal of Peirce’s literary remains—Carus calls the papers “safe but idle”—symbolising the defenselessness of “the founder of pragmatism in its original form, himself not pragmatic at all” (J. M. Baldwin).
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
