Georg Cantor

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Article in Journal | Posted 02/10/2017
Myrvold, Wayne C. (1995). Peirce on Cantor's Paradox and the Continuum
Traces the development of Charles Sanders Peirce's ideas on set theory, a particular area of mathematics. Role of Peirce's conception in set theory in his conception of the continuum;...
Manuscript | Posted 22/08/2015
Peirce, Charles S. (1893). How to Reason: A Critick of Arguments. Advertisement [R]. MS [R] 398

A. MS., G-1893-5, pp. 1-11.
Only the last 4 paragraphs (pp. 10-11) published: Collected Papers, Vol. 8, pp. 278-279. Unpublished: a summary of CSP’s work in philosophy and logic which is...

Manuscript | Posted 22/08/2015
Peirce, Charles S. (1893). How to Reason: A Critick of Arguments. Advertisement. MS [R] 397

Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., G-1893-5, pp. 1-12.
Only the 1st paragraph of p. 1 was published: Collected Papers, Vol. 8, p. 278. Unpublished: a general summary of CSP’s work in...

Manuscript | Posted 11/01/2015
Peirce, Charles S. (1903). Lecture V [R]. MS [R] 471

Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., notebook, n.p., 1903, 10 pp.
On multitude and collection.

Manuscript | Posted 08/01/2015
Peirce, Charles S. (1903). Lowell Lectures. 1903. Lecture 5. Vol. 1. MS [R] 469

Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., notebook, n.p., 1903, pp. 2-74.
Doctrine of multitudes. Breadth and depth. Reference to Bertrand Russell’s Principles of Mathematics in connection with...

Article in Journal | Posted 03/11/2014
Moore, Matthew E. (2009). Peirce on Perfect Sets, Revised
The article examines philosopher Charles S. Peirce's definition of continuity in the "Century Dictionary" as it was reprinted in the "Collected Papers." The definition of...
Manuscript | Posted 28/09/2014
Peirce, Charles S. (1903). Lowell Lectures. 1903. Lecture 3. MS [R] 459

Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., notebook, n.p., 1903, pp. 1-41.
The words “Won’t do” (by CSP) appear on the cover of the notebook. Definition of “mathematics.” Denial that mathematics...

Manuscript | Posted 25/09/2014
Peirce, Charles S. (1903). Lowell Lectures. 1903. Lecture 3. 1st draught. MS [R] 458

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Science, mathematics, and quantity. Pure mathematics (the science of hypotheses) is divided in accordance with the complexity of its hypotheses. Simplest mathematics...

Manuscript | Posted 15/09/2014
Peirce, Charles S. (1905 [c.]). First Definition of Ordinals. MS [R] 44

Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., G-c.1905-3 [G-1904-3], pp. 26-49, with 10 pp. of rejects and/or alternatives.
Published, in part, as 4.331-340. Omitted: an attempt to define formally a...

Manuscript | Posted 14/09/2014
Peirce, Charles S. (nd). Fermatian Inference [R]. MS [R] 35

Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., n.p., n.d., 5 pp.

Manuscript | Posted 14/09/2014
Peirce, Charles S. (nd). On Collections [R]. MS [R] 32

Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., n.p., n.d., pp. 1-2, incomplete.
“Collection” defined; collection and quota distinguished.

Manuscript | Posted 11/09/2014
Peirce, Charles S. (nd). On Multitudes [R]. MS [R] 29

Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., n.p., n.d., 10 pp.
Innumerable and inenumerable multitude. Generality and infinity.

Manuscript | Posted 11/09/2014
Peirce, Charles S. (1897 [c.]). On Multitudes [R]. MS [R] 28

Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., n.p., [c.1897?], pp. 23-48.
Abnumeral collection; first, second, and third denumeral multitude; princi, secundo, and tertio post-numeral multitude....

Manuscript | Posted 10/09/2014
Peirce, Charles S. (1905-07 [c.]). Considerations concerning the Doctrine of Multitude. MS [R] 27

Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., n.p., [c.1905-07?], pp. 1-5; 23, 24, 27, 29, 30.
The nature of definition; “collection” defined; first- and second-intentional collection.

Manuscript | Posted 01/09/2014
Peirce, Charles S. (1895 [c.]). On Quantity, with special reference to Collectional and Mathematical Infinity. MS [R] 14

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The nature of mathematics, pure and applied. In general, mathematics is concerned with the substance of hypotheses, drawing necessary conclusions from them; pure...

Manuscript | Posted 25/11/2012
Peirce, Charles S. (1897). Multitude and Number. MS [R] 25

From the Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., G-1897-1, pp. 1-82, with rejected or alternative pages running brokenly from p. 7 to p. 71.
Most of manuscript was published (4.170-...

Manuscript | Posted 25/11/2012
Peirce, Charles S. (1908). The Bed-Rock Beneath Pragmaticism. MS [R] 300

From the Robin Catalogue:
A. MS., G-1905-1e, pp. 1-65; 33-40; 38-41; 37-38; 40-43.7; plus 64 pp. of fragments running brokenly from p. 1 to p. 60.
This was to have...