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Charles Sanders Peirce. Century Dictionary. First alphabetical page of The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia After Whitney's death in 1894, supplementary volumes were published under Smith's supervision, including, The Century Cyclopedia of Names (1894) and The Century Atlas (1897).

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A two-volume Supplement of new vocabulary, published in 1909, completed the dictionary. Charles Sanders Peirce. Charles Sanders Peirce (/ˈpɜrs/,[9] like "purse", September 10, 1839 – April 19, 1914) was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist, sometimes known as "the father of pragmatism".

Charles Sanders Peirce

He was educated as a chemist and employed as a scientist for 30 years. Today he is appreciated largely for his contributions to logic, mathematics, philosophy, scientific methodology, and semiotics, and for his founding of pragmatism. An innovator in mathematics, statistics, philosophy, research methodology, and various sciences, Peirce considered himself, first and foremost, a logician. He made major contributions to logic, but logic for him encompassed much of that which is now called epistemology and philosophy of science. Peirce. Charles Sanders Peirce. Peirce Edition Project (UQÀM) - Lists of the words. PEP UQAM- Peirce Edition Project (UQAM) The mission of the Peirce edition Project (UQÀM) is to prepare the critical edition of texts written by Peirce between 1883 and 1909 for the Century Dictionary .

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The selection will represent the core of volume 7 of the Writings of Charles S. Peirce: A Chronological Edition .