> I do love those post-its and Scotch Tape!
Those were the examples I remember from the article :)
Just FYI, at the library where I work we have the filmed collection
of Peirce's writing.
[Host's Note: I asked John to say a little more about this "filmed
collection" and received the additional comments below...]
If you would like - you can edit the following comments and send to
the listserv. I'm including your note, my note, and some additional
info.
Thanks
John Paul
Rick Karash wrote:
> Hello John -- I found this a little confusing... Filmed collection of
> original writing? Do you mean microfilm of manuscripts? I was imagining a
> movie of Peirce himself, but...
Yes, microfilm of writings.
> I'm personally intersted in approaching Peirce, but so far I've found it
> hard to do so. The attempts I've made have been intimidating (authors
> mention that Peirce never wrote a summarizing work for lay persons). Do
> you have any suggestions? If so, I'm sure they would be welcome on the
> mailing list.
I searched Alta Vista http://altavista.digital.com/ and found the
following WWW site
http://www.nothing.com/peirce/
includes reference to on-line version of "The Fixation of Belief" that an
earlier note mentioned.
Here's the description of the microfilm set from the library's
on-line catalog followed with a written description from a local
guidebook.
Author: Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914.
Title: The Charles S. Peirce papers.
Publication: Cambridge : Harvard University Library, [1963-66].
Description: 33 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Library of Congress subject headings:
Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914.
Other authors: Robin, Richard S. Annotated catalogue of the papers of Charles
S. Peirce.
Notes: Microfilm (positive) copy of originals in Houghton Library.
Original papers numbered in a single sequence.
The papers are discussed in: An annotated catalogue of the
papers of Charles S. Peirce, by Richard S. Robin.
Accompanied by a printed guide.
Caption title.
Includes bibliographical references.
Call number: FILM B 3745
Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) was an American philosopher,
mathematician, and logician. He is associated with the philosophical
school of pragmatism and with using scientic concepts and methodology
in philosophical reasoning. His early writings consisted entirely of
essays, journal articles, and other short works, and none of his
later writings was published during his lifetime.
Part I of this collection consists of manuscript material written by
Peirce; part II contains the correspondence of Peirce and of others.
The manuscripts are arranged in a classified scheme based on Peirce's
own classification of the sciences. The manuscript material dates
from 1849 to 1913; some of the correspondence falls outside of this
date range.
-- Have a nice day John Paul Fullerton jpf6745@acs.tamu.edu