Mike, List: Glad to be of service! In the meantime, you might review Peirce's extensive discussion of "natural classes" and "natural classification" at CP 1.203-231.
Regards, Jon On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Mike Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > Fantastic, Jon. That would be most helpful, especially since that is "new" > information. > Mike > > On 9/29/2016 11:32 AM, Jon Alan Schmidt wrote: > > Mike, List: > > As it happens, I am currently in the process of reading and transcribing R > 1343, "Of the Classification of the Sciences, Second Paper, Of the > Practical Sciences," once again thanks to the SPIN project ( > http://fromthepage.com/collection/show?collection_id=16). So far, about > 40 pages into it, it presents instead a classification of instincts; but if > I remember right, it also includes some discussion about principles of > classification. I do not have my in-progress transcription with me at the > office, but if I get a chance this evening, I will review it and post > anything relevant that I find. > > Regards, > > Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA > Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman > www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Mike Bergman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi List, >> >> Ben Udell recently quoted from this Peirce memoir: >> >> MEMOIR 27: OF METHODEUTIC >> >> [....] >> >> From Draft B - MS L75.279-280 >> >> [....] Two other problems of methodeutic which the old logics usually >> made almost its only business are, first, the principles of definition, and >> of rendering ideas clear; and second, the principles of classification. >> [End quote] >> >> I have only found spotty references by Peirce to the "principles of >> classification" in my own online resources. Would anyone on the list care >> (Edwina ? :) ) to provide any of their own known citations? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Mike >> >
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