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In this report, we present the results of two lexicometric analyses performed on a digitalized version of Charles S. Peirce's Collected Papers. We calculated the most frequently cited terms in the corpus and its most overrepresented terms, as compared with a sample of the Corpus of Historical American. Combining both analyses allowed us to produce a shorter list of the "most important terms" of the Collected Papers , deemed to be distinctive of Peirce's philosophical interests. One of the most significant findings is the quantitative evidence that Peirce's work is primarily concerned with truth and propositions. We suggest that such statistical analyses offer an interesting overview of Peirce's philosophical interests in an unprecedented way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the works of author and publisher Lewis Fry Richardson on meteorology, quantitative psychology and international relations. Publication of Richardson's `Collected Papers'; Academic career; Three major social scientific endeavors in behavioral international relations; Intellectual context of Richardson's work.

Focuses on the unrestricted fallibilist principle. Mistakes in thinking about incorrigibility and infallibility; Significance of Charles Peirce's book 'Collected Papers'; Classes of statements that have been offered as candidates for incorrigibility.

Focuses on the editing made by Arthur Burks in the 1958 issue of 'Collected Papers.' Conflicts encountered with the manuscript of Charles Peirce that is included in the book; Number of errata items in the book; Possible sources of error in the book.