The following list consolidates numerous references to the writings of Charles Sanders Peirce, including letters, manuscripts, publications, and . For an extensive chronological list of Peirce's works (titled in English), see the (Chronological Overview) on the (Writings) page for Charles Sanders Peirce.
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Main editions (posthumous) CP x.y = Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce, volume x, paragraph y.CN x:y = Contributions to 'The Nation' , volume x, page y. (Some scholars use "N".)EP x:y = The Essential Peirce: Selected Philosophical Writings, volume x, page y.HP x:y = Historical Perspectives on Peirce's Logic of Science: A History of Science, volume x, page y. = The New Elements of Mathematics by Charles S. Peirce, volume x, page y. (Some scholars use "NE".)PMSW x = Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Writings, page x. (No established scholarly abbreviation yet.)"PhM" would seem to refer to an academic degree. Irving Anellis, a philosopher of logic, that "PM" and "PoM" would confuse scholars in philosophy of mathematics, since "PM" and "PoM" are well established for Bertrand Russell's and Alfred North Whitehead's Principia Mathematica and Russell's The Principles of Mathematics, respectively.PPM x = Pragmatism as a Principle and Method of Right Thinking: The 1903 Harvard "Lectures on Pragmatism", page x. (Some scholars use "HL".)RLT x = Reasoning and the Logic of Things, page x.SS x = Semiotic and Significs: The Correspondence between C. S. Peirce and Victoria Lady Welby, page x. (Some scholars use "PW".)W x:y = Writings of Charles S. Peirce: A Chronological Edition, volume x, page y.
Other CLL x = Chance, Love and Logic: Philosophical Essays, page x.LI x = The Logic of Interdisciplinarity: The Monist-series, page x. = Peirce on Signs: Writings on Semiotic, page x. ("PSWS" coined for this wiki.)"PSWS" because "PS" could refer to Peirce Studies; "PSW" could be mistaken for Charles S. Peirce: Selected Writings; and "POS" is a common abbreviation for an obscene phrase.PWP x = Philosophical Writings of Peirce, page x.SIL x = Studies in Logic by Members of the Johns Hopkins University, page x.SW x = Charles S. Peirce, Selected Writings, page x. PEP = Peirce Edition Project.TCSPS = Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society
Primary literature
Bibliographies and microfilms
Microfilm Bibliography The Charles S. Peirce Papers [the ](1966) The Charles S. Peirce Papers, Microfilm Edition, Thirty Reels with Two Supplementary Reels Later Added.(1966). The Charles S. Peirce Papers, Microfilm Edition, Thirty Reels with Two Supplementary Reels Later Added. Cambridge: Harvard Library, Photographic Service. Harvard also made microfilms of Peirce's professional correspondence, cataloged by Robin (1967; see on right).Both of Robin's catalogues, together with color image scans of complete works in the microfilm edition, are freely accessible at the repository institution's online library catalog (HOLLIS) as the Charles Sanders Peirce Papers (MS Am 1632) Houghton Library, Harvard University (HOLLIS # 000602456). Robin, Richard S. (1967). Annotated Catalogue of the Papers of Charles S. Peirce.Robin, Richard S. (1967), Annotated Catalogue of the Papers of Charles S. Peirce (html text). Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. – via .
Facsimile available via HOLLIS. — (1971). "The Peirce Papers: A Supplementary Catalogue." Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 7(1):37–57.Robin, Richard S. (1971), "The Peirce Papers: A Supplementary Catalogue." Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 7(1):37–57. .
Facsimile available via HOLLIS.
On the vicissitudes of Peirce's papers, see Houser (1989).Houser, Nathan (1989). "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Peirce Papers." Fourth Congress of the IASS. Perpignan, France: International Association for Semiotic Studies.
Published in (1992) "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Peirce Papers." Pp. 1259–68 in Signs of Humanity 3, edited by M. Balat and J. Deledalle-Rhode. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.Reportedly the papers remain in unsatisfactory condition.
Pietarinen, Ahti-Veikko, (29 March 2012), "Memorandum to the President of Charles S. Peirce Society" (ePrint). University of Helsinki. Complete Published Works (1977) Charles Sanders Peirce: Complete Published Works, Including Selected Secondary Materials. Microfiche Edition.(1977). Charles Sanders Peirce: Complete Published Works, Including Selected Secondary Materials. Microfiche Edition, edited by K. L. Ketner, C. S. Hardwick, C. J. W. Kloesel, J. M. Ransdell, (board of editors); and M. H. Fisch (consulting editor). Greenwich, CT: Johnson Associates, Inc. Made available along with it was a microfiche of Ketner (1977; see on right).Ketner, Kenneth Laine, et al. (1977). A Comprehensive Bibliography and Index of the Published Works of Charles Sanders Peirce, with a Bibliography of Secondary Studies.Ketner, Kenneth Laine, et al. (1977). A Comprehensive Bibliography and Index of the Published Works of Charles Sanders Peirce, with a Bibliography of Secondary Studies, edited by K. L. Ketner, (primary bib. & index); C. J. W. Kloesel and J. M. Ransdell, (secondary bib.); M. H. Fisch and C. S. Hardwick, (consulting eds.)
2nd ed — (1986). A Comprehensive Bibliography of the Published Works of Charles Sanders Peirce (2nd ed.), edited by K. L. Ketner, with A. F. Stewart and C. V. Bridges. Bowling Green, OH: Philosophy Documentation Center.. . – via InteLex.
3rd ed — (2013). A Comprehensive Bibliography of the Published Works of Charles Sanders Peirce (3rd ed.), edited by K. L. Ketner.
Other bibliographies of primary literature
Burks, Arthur W. (1958). "Bibliography of the Works of Charles Sanders Peirce." CP 8:260–321. Cohen, Morris R. (1916). "Charles S. Peirce and a Tentative Bibliography of His Published Writings." The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology, and Scientific Methods 13(26):726–37. Fisch, Max H. (1964). "A First Supplement to Arthur W. Burks's Bibliography of the Works of Charles Sanders Peirce." In Studies in the Philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce, Second Series.Fisch, Max H. (1964). "A First Supplement to Arthur W. Burks's Bibliography of the Works of Charles Sanders Peirce" in Studies in the Philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce, Second Series, edited by E. C. Moore and R. S. Robin. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press.Also contains a bibliography of secondary literature prior to 1964 (pp. 486–514). — (1966). "A Second Supplement to Arthur W. Burks's Bibliography of the Works of Charles Sanders Peirce." Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 2(1):51–53. — (1974). "Supplements to the Peirce Bibliographies." Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society 10(2). Fisch, Max H., and Daniel C. Haskell (1952). "Some Additions to Morris R. Cohen's Bibliography of Peirce's Published Writings." Pp. 375–81 in Studies in the Philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce.Fisch, Max H., and Daniel C. Haskell (1952). "Some Additions to Morris R. Cohen's Bibliography of Peirce's Published Writings." Pp. 375–81 in Studies in the Philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce, edited by P. P. Wiener and F. Young. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 396 pages. Kloesel, Christian J. W. (1982). "Bibliography of Charles Peirce 1976 through 1980," (The Relevance of Charles Peirce 2). The Monist 65(2):246–76.Kloesel, Christian J. W. (1982). "Bibliography of Charles Peirce 1976 through 1980," (The Relevance of Charles Peirce 2). The Monist 65(2):246–76. . . – Contains total of 648 items.
— "Bibliography of Charles Peirce. 1976 through 1981." In The Relevance of Charles Peirce, (Monist Library of Philosophy), edited by E. Freeman. Open Court. . NOAA Central Library. 2007. "Charles Sanders Peirce." The Coast and Geodetic Survey Annual Reports 1844–1910 Bibliography of Appendices.NOAA Central Library. 2007. "Charles Sanders Peirce." The Coast and Geodetic Survey Annual Reports 1844–1910 Bibliography of Appendices. Silver Spring, MD: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Appendices in pdf files also available. Retrieved 11 May 2020. Parker, Kelly A.Shook, John R. (1998), Pragmatism. An Annotated Bibliography 1898–1940, with contributions by E. P. Colella, L. Friedman, F. X. Ryan, and I. K. Skrupskelis. Amsterdam: Rodopi. . Rodopi catalog page. (2002) . "Charles S. Peirce on Esthetics and Ethics: A Bibliography." PEP.Parker, Kelly A. (2002) . "Charles S. Peirce on Esthetics and Ethics: A Bibliography." PEP. Archived from the original on 2003-04-06. Shook, John R. (1998), Pragmatism. An Annotated Bibliography 1898–1940.Shook, John R. (1998), Pragmatism. An Annotated Bibliography 1898–1940, with contributions by E. P. Colella, L. Friedman, F. X. Ryan, and I. K. Skrupskelis. Amsterdam: Rodopi. . Rodopi catalog page.
Main editions
Collected Papers (CP) Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce, vols. 1–6 (1931–1935), vols. 7–8 (1958).Peirce, Charles S. (1931–1935). Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce 1–6, edited by C. Hartshorne and P. Weiss.
— (1958). Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce 7–8, edited by A. W. Burks. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Volumes 1–8. Online via InteLex. Table of contents of each volume:
Collected Papers in "Schriften von Charles Sanders Peirce" at the German Wikipedia (contents in English).
Review:
Ernest, Paul (1997). "Review of the Electronic Edition of 'The Collected Papers of C. S. Peirce'." Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal 10.
Volume 1, Principles of Philosophy, 1931. Volume 2, Elements of Logic, 1932. Volume 3, Exact Logic (Published Papers), 1933. Volume 4, The Simplest Mathematics, 1933, 601 pages. Volume 5, Pragmatism and Pragmaticism, 1934. Volume 6, Scientific Metaphysics, 1935. Volume 7, Science and Philosophy, 1958. Volume 8, Reviews, Correspondence, and Bibliography, 1958.
Belknap Press, edition with pairs of volumes bound as one (HUP catalog pages): vols. 1–2, 962 pages () vols. 3–4, 1064 pages () vols. 5–6, 944 pages () vols. 7–8, 798 pages (). Much of Volume 1, without editorial notes Eprint. Some of Volume 5, without editorial notes Eprint. 1998. Volumes 1–8. Reprinted, Thoemmes Continuum.
The Writings or the Chronological Edition (W)
Peirce Edition Project, eds. (1982–). Writings of Charles S. Peirce, A Chronological Edition.Peirce Edition Project, eds. (1982–). Writings of Charles S. Peirce, A Chronological Edition. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.de Waal, Cornelis. 2009. "The Writings of Charles S. Peirce." PEP.
"Work on volume 7, which will contain a selection of Peirce's Century Dictionary definitions, continues steadily, as does work on volumes 9 (1892–1893) and 11 (Peirce's "How to Reason" aka the "Grand Logic")." Volume 1 (1857–1866)Edward C. Moore, Max H. Fisch, et al. , eds., (1982). Volume 1 (1857–1866). Info. & Intro. IUP catalog page. Volume 2 (1867–1871)Moore, Edward C., et al. , eds., (1984). Volume 2 (1867–1871). Info., Intro., & texts of articles . IUP catalog page. Volume 3 (1872–1878)Kloesel, Christian J. W., et al. eds. (1986). Volume 3 (1872–1878). Info. & Intro . IUP catalog page. Volume 4 (1879–1884)Kloesel, Christian J. W., et al. , eds., (1989). Volume 4 (1879–1884). Info. & Intro. . IUP catalog page. Volume 5 (1884–1886)Kloesel, Christian J. W., et al. , eds, (1993). Volume 5 (1884–1886). Info. & Intro . IUP catalog page. Volume 6 (1886–1890)Houser, Nathan, et al. , eds., (2000). Volume 6 (1886–1890). Info. & Intro . IUP catalog page. Volume 8 (1890–1892)Houser, Nathan, André De Tienne, et al., (2010). Volume 8 (1890–1892). Intro. (PDF) . IUP catalog page. Volumes 1–6. Online via InteLex.
Contributions to The Nation (CN or N)