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Letter from Joseph M. Peirce to his family, 24 October 1910
No full textJoseph M. Peirce writes from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, to his family in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on 24 October 1910; he describes the system of military discipline at Norwich University and gives his recent news, including about recent and upcoming football games; mentions Kenneth (possibly Kenneth Frederick Raitt) and an upcoming military exhibition of the cadets at Montpelier, Vermont. The letter is addressed to Mrs. J. M. Peirce (Helen Moore Peirce).Joseph Moore Peirce graduated from Norwich University with an electrical engineering degree in 1914
Elizabeth F. Clark to Ada Peirce McCormick
No full textLetter from Elizabeth F. Clark to friend, Ada Peirce McCormick. Clark graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1909. Clark graduated Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1909. McCormick had no direct affiliation with the Woman's Medical College; her papers are housed at the University of Arizona Library Special Collections.test note diacriti
Peirce, Allen F.
No full textMilitary Information: Chief QuartermasterThis project was assisted by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State
Acknowledgements for Brush's article, "Discussion of a Kinetic Theory of Gravitation, II, and Some New Experiments in Gravitation," (1924 paper), 1924-1925
No full textTyped letter from William F. Peirce to Charles F., Sr., acknowledging that Peirce has received and read Brush's forth paper on gravitation.Charles F. Brush, Sr., PapersSeries 1: CorrespondenceSubseries 2: Acknowledgments (1921-1929)Box 3Folder
Peirce on Assertion: Preface to the Symposium
No full textPeirce’s theory of assertions articulates the original commitment theory of assertions. Commitment theories of assertion have gained considerable recent interest not only in the Peirce scholarship but also in studies of history and philosophy of language, logic and communication. In this preface we point out some recent work on the topic and provide a brief introduction to the papers published in this Transactions symposium. These papers consist of a selection of those presented in the workshop “Peirce on Assertion” held in Lecce, Italy, on 13 September 2019
Acknowledgements for Brush's article "Persistent Generation of Heat in Some Rocks and Minerals; and Its Probable Significance" (1927 paper), 1928
No full textTyped letter from William F. Peirce to Charles F., Sr., thanking Brush for sending a copy of his paper, Persistent Generation of Heat in Some Rocks, to Peirce, who plans to pass the paper by Brush on to the Professor of Physics at the institutionCharles F. Brush, Sr., PapersSeries 1: CorrespondenceSubseries 2: Acknowledgments (1921-1929)Box 3Folder
Acknowledgements for Brush’s article, “Discussion of a Kinetic Theory of Gravitation, II, and Some New Experiments in Gravitation,” (1922 paper), 1922
No full textTyped letter from William Peirce to Charles F., Sr., thanking Brush for sending latest gravitation paperCharles F. Brush, Sr., PapersSeries 1: CorrespondenceSubseries 2: Acknowledgments (1921-1929)Box 2Folder 1
The median is the message: Wilson and Hilferty's reanalysis of C.S. Peirce's experiments on the law of errors
No full textData is reanalyzed from an important series of 19th century experiments conducted by C. S. Peirce and designed to study the plausibility of the Gaussian law of errors for astronomical observations. Contrary to the findings of Peirce, but in accordance with subsequent analysis by Frechet and Wilson and Hilferty, we find normality implausible and medians an attractive alternative to means for the analysis.
Peirce's semiotic
No full textThis thesis addresses Peirce's theory ofsigns. It has four chapters. The FIRST CHAPTER attempts to give a rough account of how Peirce viewed the science of semiotic, along with a breakdown ofthe divisions ofsemiotic. The SECOND CHAPTER attempts to reveal some ofthe deeper aspects in Peirce's concept of a sign. In section 1 of chapter 2, a simplified version ofPeirce's concept of a sign is considered. In section 2, a chronological list of passages dealing with Peirce's concept of a sign is given. One of these passages is examined, and the triadic nature ofthe sign is questioned. Section 3 addresses the concept ofinfinity that is found in Peirce's concept of a sign, and this concept ofinfinity is related to problems that Wittgenstein had with the origin of meaning. Section 4 delves even deeper into the logical/metaphysical dimensions of Peirce's concept of a sign. Peirce's ideas about signs are linked to passages from Aristotle and Kant, and the notion of determination (a notion which occurs in several Peircian definitions of the term 'sign') is explained. Section 5 concludes with some sceptical remarks concerning the chapter as a whole. The third chapter addresses Peirce's systematic division ofsigns into ten classes (this is the division he held in 1903). In section 1 of chapter 3, the logic ofthis division is presented and in section 2 the process of arriving at the ten classes is made explicit. In the section 3 of chapter 3, a suggestion is made regarding what appears to be a misinterpretation of certain passages in the CollectedPapers by the original commentators. The source ofthe error is explained and an alternative interpretation isjustified. The fourth chapter ofthe thesis addresses the issue oficonic signs. More specifically, Peirce's notion of an icon is defended against Nelson Goodman's attack on this class of signs. Section 1 of chapter 4 sets out the nature ofthe debate between Goodman and Peirce. Section 2 examines the notion of resemblance which serves as the foundation for the class oficonic signs, and presents Peirce's argument for, and Goodman's argument against, resemblance. Section 3 examines, in greater detail, Peirce's concept ofresemblance as natural association. In section 4 of chapter 4, the relationship between resemblance and pictorial representation is addressed; and the issue ofwhether pictorial representation depends upon resemblance is discussed. Section 5 concludes with some general remarks about the chapter as a whole.Philosophy, Department o
Boundary Algebra: A Simple Notation for Boolean Algebra and the Truth Functors
No full textBoundary algebra [BA] is a simpler notation for Spencer-Brown’s (1969) primary algebra [pa], the Boolean algebra 2, and the truth functors. The primary arithmetic [PA] consists of the atoms ‘()’ and the blank page, concatenation, and enclosure between ‘(‘ and ‘)’, denoting the primitive notion of distinction. Inserting letters denoting the presence or absence of () into a PA formula yields a BA formula. The BA axioms are "()()=()" (A1), and "(()) [=?] may be written or erased at will” (A2). Repeated application of these axioms to a PA formula yields a member of B= {(),?} called its simplification. (a) has two intended interpretations: (a) ? a? (Boolean algebra 2), and (a) ? ~a (sentential logic). BA is self-dual: () ? 1 [dually 0] so that B is the carrier for 2, ab ? a?b [a?b], and (a)b [(a(b))] ? a=b, so that ?=() [()=?] follows trivially and B is a poset. The BA basis abc= bca (Dilworth 1938), a(ab)= a(b), and a()=() (Bricken 2002) facilitates clausal reasoning and proof by calculation. BA also simplifies normal forms and Quine’s (1982) truth value analysis. () ? true [false] yields boundary logic.G. Spencer Brown; boundary algebra; boundary logic; primary algebra; primary arithmetic; Boolean algebra; calculation proof; C.S. Peirce; existential graphs.
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