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Examines Charles Peirce's discussion of relations in papers and manuscripts written in and before 1867 to elucidate his considerations to the development of a logic in relations. Reasons behind the importance of the early works on relations; Kinds of relation; Details of a relation of equiparance.

Compares an interpretation of the paper 'Illustrations of the Logic of Science,' by C.S. Peirce with the essential characteristics of the pragmatic vindication of induction. Exposition of the relevant parts of "Illustrations'; Difference between Peirce's conception and the pragmatist's conception of the problem of induction; Ways in which Peirce's approach to the problem of induction might prove fruitful for contemporary philosophical discussion.

Reveals a network of trimorphic relations which inheres in Charles Peirce's basic set of operators for triadic logic. Characteristics of dualism; Properties of duals that are analogous to those of classical logic; Use of bracket-free notation.

Criticizes the employment of the doctrine of the categories by C.S. Peirce, arguing that Peirce is not justified in claiming a priori that every field of discourse can be divided by trichotomy into exactly three exhaustive and mutually exclusive classes.

Focuses on the components of the metaphysics of philosopher Alfred North Whitehead in an attempt to clarify his concept of the theory of concrescence. Description of a metaphysical system according to Whitehead; Uses of logic in metaphysics; Construction of the entities of geometry on the basis of regions of space-time.

Extricates the position of John Dewey regarding his logical theory. Discussion on the chapters contributed by Dewey to 'Studies in Logical Theory'; Distinction given by Dewey between aesthetic and cognitional experiencing; Analysis of the subject matter of thought considered from the third standpoint.

Speculates about the possible motivation behind the triagic logic developed by philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce. Evidence supporting the conclusion that Pierce's marginal notes gives matrix definitions of triadic logical operators; Ways in which the concept of relative duality might be introduced; Derivation of mathematical equations.

Examines the nature of the logical interpretant of the logic of concepts from philosopher Charles Peirce. Recognition of the inadequacy of an essentially sensory theory of thought and meaning; Ultimacy of the logical interpretant; Distinct factors or elements to be found in any interpretative structure.

Distinction between accidental and nonaccidental universe conditionals and category of thirdness from philosopher Charles Peirce. Ultimate forms of expression of statements that describe phenomena; Problems of selectivity in scientific explanation; Sets of conditions and laws which lead to a deduction of the explanandum.

Comments on philosopher Chung-ying Cheng's view on induction. Argument for a frequency theory of induction; Discussion on Charles Peirce's view on induction.

Presents the theory of inquiry of John Dewey in a way which makes clear its relations to absolute idealism. Statement of his instrumentalistic theory of knowledge; Dissolution of the distinction between pure and applied logic; Acknowledgement by Dewey of the force of the idealistic argument.

Proposes to examine the problem of real potency in Charles S. Peirce's position in order to show that far from relegating everything to the future, it provides an important key to understanding Peirce's philosophy. Difference between the language of possibility and the language of actuality; Problem of the relation of actuality and possibility within the present; Objection of Peirce to pure intellectualism.

Illustrates that functionally complete triadic logics can be constructed using either phi or psi. List of Charles Peirce's triadic operators; Logicians to whom Peirce credited his logical operators.

Discusses Charles Peirce's systems of existential graphs known as systems of logic. Family of logical systems developed by Peirce; Reason why Peirce went through the effort of developing the graphs; Concept of mathematica reasoning.

Examines the hypostatic and factorial categorial scheme of C.S. Peirce. Explanation of the fragmentary work of Peirce; Varied accounts of the categorial scheme; Characterization of the categories in terms of modes of being; Preliminary qualification of the categorial scheme.

Focuses on the origin of triadic logic of the sentential calculus formulated by philosopher Charles Peirce. Possible operators which are definable by matrices of triadic logic; Analysis of indeterminacy regarding pragmaticism; Importance connection between tychism and triadic logic.

Comments on Soviet philosopher Yuri K. Melvil's view of Charles Sanders Peirce's pragmatism. Errors of fact and of interpretation with Melvil's view; Details of Peirce with his contributions to the logic and philosophy in Melvil's view of science; Discussion on Peirce's fallibilism.

Discusses issues related to Charles Peirce's analysis of normative science. Connection between Peirce's form of pragmatism and the normative sciences; Analysis of Peirce's earliest presentations of the divisions of normative science and their inter-relation in his book 'Minute Logic'; Relation of ethics to logic; Discussion on esthetics.

Focuses on the difference of the analysis conditions of inquiry of philosopher Charles Peirce from his formal analysis of logic. Introduction of the notion of information; State of information concerning a middle term in the two pre misses of a syllogism; Application of the conditions to the analysis of psychological phenomena, such as perception, emotion and error.

Features scholar Charles S. Peirce and his contributions to the study of logic. Background of Pierce; Information on the theories of Peirce; Role of Juliette, wife of Peirce, in propagating his theories about logic after his death.

Examines the second-intentional logic of philosopher Charles Peirce regarding his philosophy of notation. Overview of the icons of algebra; Application of existential and universal quantifiers; Kind of higher-order quantifier in handling of identity; Principle of the existence of a special sum.