“For Peirce, inquiry is always communal—it is the median of many observations that gives the position of the star—and the last analysis… — Louis Menand Copy Share Image
[Before the time of Benjamin Peirce it never occurred to anyone that mathematical research] was one of the things for which a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“2.1 Abduction No, we’re not talking about kidnapping but, rather, an important dimension of scientific and ordinary as well as philosophical rationality.… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
“[Benjamin Peirce's] lectures were not easy to follow. They were never carefully prepared. The work with which he rapidly covered the blackboard… — William Elwood Byerly Copy Share Image
“Pierce Hutton gave him a highly amused smile as they went over updated security information from the oil rig in the Caspian… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“When an ostrich buries its head in the sand as danger approaches, it very likely takes the happiest course. It hides the… — Peirce Copy Share Image
“…Peirce’s theory of signs—there are no prerepresentational objects out there. Things are themselves signs: their being signs is a condition of their… — Louis Menand Copy Share Image
“The appearance of Professor Benjamin Peirce, whose long gray hair, straggling grizzled beard and unusually bright eyes sparkling under a soft felt… — William Elwood Byerly Copy Share Image
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![“[Benjamin Peirce's] lectures were not easy to follow. They were never carefully prepared. The work with which he rapidly covered the blackboard was very illegible, marred with frequent erasures, and not infrequent mistakes (he worked too fast for accuracy). He was always ready to digress from the…” quote by William Elwood Byerly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cf3/william-elwood-byerly-107525_benjamin-peirce_benjamin-peirce-s-lectures-were-not-easy_1207206.jpg)
