The first six volumes of "the Collected Papers of Charles Sanders
Peirce" included Peirce's main writings in general philosophy,
logic (deductive, inductive, and symbolic), pragmatism, and
metaphysics. Volumes VII and VIII are a continuation of this
series. Originally published as two separate volumes, they now
appear in one book as part of the Belknap Press edition. Volume VII
contains papers on experimental science, scientific method, and
philosophy of mind. Volume VIII contains selections from Peirce's
reviews and correspondence and a bibliography of his published
works, speeches and correspondence, and works by other authors
which quote or describe manuscripts by Peirce which are not
included in Volumes I-VIII of "Collected Papers,"
As is true of the series as a whole, the material in these
volumes is not readily accessible elsewhere. Many of the
manuscripts have never been published before, and the previously
published material which is included is widely scattered in a
number of journals.
Peirce's work in experimental science played an important role
in his life and in the formation of his philosophy, and Volume VII
is designed to show how the principal focus of his attention
shifted from this sphere to the methods of science and finally to
speculative metaphysics. Thus it includes his only published
article in experimental psychology and two short pieces on gravity
as well as the most important part of "The Logic of 1873" (in which
pragmatism was first formulated in writing); "The Logic of Drawing
History from Ancient Documents," discussion of the historical
method; "Economy of Research" (1879), containing many pertinent
reflections on scientific methodology ofinterest to research
directors today; and much more.
America's first original philosopher and logician, and the
founder of the philosophy of pragmatism, Peirce was also
influential in shaping the thinking of such figures as William
James and John Dewey. The reviews and correspondence contained in
Volume VIII show his attitude toward these philosophies and
illustrate the nature of his relationships with the great thinkers
of his day.
The bibliography in Volume VIII lists chronologically all of
Peirce's known published works, giving a clear picture of the
development of his thought from 1860 through 1911. It is more
complete than any published so far in that many new items are
included and items previously listed in different sources are here
brought together.
These volumes will be of great value to all persons interested
in philosophy, scientific method, psychology, the methodology of
history, and American studies in general.
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