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Charles Sanders Pierce
Charles Sanders Pierce was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the founder of Peirce Pragmaticism. -
Description of a Notation for the Logic of Relatives
A paper expanding on Boole's calculus of logic. Peirce states that deductive logic cannot be understood with studying the logic of relatives. Even though this is not the final product, it was a huge milestone. Peirce, Charles Sanders. Description of a Notation for the Logic of Relatives. -
The Fixation of Belief
An article published in Popular Science Monthly. There are 4 methods of fixing belief. Method of tenacity, authority. scientific investigation, and the priori method. The fixing belief means that there is a willful adherence to a belief, and forcing it upon others. Peirce, Charles Sanders. Fixation of Belief. Popular Science Monthly, 1877. -
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The Doctrine of Chances
Published in the Popular Science Monthly and the 6th book in the "Readings in Pragmatism" series. Peirce says that chance is an irreducible element, and any form of determinism can only emerge from possibilities. We still use the theories from this book today. Peirce, Charles Sanders. The Doctrine of Chances. -
How to Make Our Ideas Clear
This article states that if an idea is clear we will be able to recognize it. There are 2 grades of clarity, distinct and indistinct. The 3rd grade called the pragmatic maxim example is: The diamond is hard gets change to the diamond is hard, if I rub a stone against it then the diamond will not be scratched. This example is the standard form of a hypothesis that we still use today.
Peirce, Charles Sanders. How to Make Our Ideas Clear. Popular Science Monthly, 1878. -
Charles Sanders Peirce Death
Peirce died in Milford, Pennsylvania. His writings have a span of almost 57 years.