Explore Peirce through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like logician or philosopher. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Peirce meaning
A surname transferred from the given name.
Synonyms of Peirce
Using Peirce
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname transferred from the given name.
- Useful related words include: benjamin peirce, logician, philosopher, charles franklin peirce.
- In the example corpus, peirce often appears in combinations such as: sanders peirce, peirce and, in peirce.
Context around Peirce
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peirce
- In this selection, "peirce" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, main, fall, bones, mill, shoemaker and full stand out and add context to how "peirce" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a nephew peirce shoemaker and all of peirce s working. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peirce" sits close to words such as agri, ajayi and amicable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peirce
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was later owned by a son, Joshua Peirce, and a nephew Peirce Shoemaker. (14 words)
A temporary shelter for the evacuees is available at Olive Peirce Middle School in Ramona. (15 words)
Another important superstition that students in particular follow is the lore of the Peirce Dining Hall Seal. (17 words)
B:xv Conversely, Keith Devlin believes that Peirce's work was too far ahead of his time to be appreciated by the academic establishment of the day and that this played a large role in Peirce's inability to obtain a tenured position. (43 words)
A philosophy of logic, grounded in his categories and semiotic, can be extracted from Peirce's writings and, along with Peirce's logical work more generally, is exposited and defended in Hilary Putnam (1982); the Introduction in Nathan Houser et al. (41 words)
James popularized the term "pragmatism", giving Peirce full credit for its patrimony, but Peirce later demurred from the tangents that the movement was taking, and redubbed what he regarded as the original idea with the name of "pragmaticism". (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Peirce Mill main Peirce Mill Beach Drive in the fall Peirce Mill is a water-powered grist mill in Rock Creek Park.
If Peirce had been forced to deliver, the baby likely would have died a horrible death at birth, with delivery crushing his bones, Peirce said.
A philosophy of logic, grounded in his categories and semiotic, can be extracted from Peirce's writings and, along with Peirce's logical work more generally, is exposited and defended in Hilary Putnam (1982); the Introduction in Nathan Houser et al.
B:xv Conversely, Keith Devlin believes that Peirce's work was too far ahead of his time to be appreciated by the academic establishment of the day and that this played a large role in Peirce's inability to obtain a tenured position.
It was later owned by a son, Joshua Peirce, and a nephew Peirce Shoemaker.
James popularized the term "pragmatism", giving Peirce full credit for its patrimony, but Peirce later demurred from the tangents that the movement was taking, and redubbed what he regarded as the original idea with the name of "pragmaticism".
John Dewey studied under Peirce at Johns Hopkins and, from 1916 onwards, Dewey's writings repeatedly mention Peirce with deference.
Like Hegel, C.S.Peirce attempted to develop a system of categories from a single indisputable principle, in Peirce’s case the notion that in the first instance he could only be aware of his own ideas.
See p. 482 in "Excerpts from Letters to Lady Welby", Essential Peirce v. 2. Signs also enter into various kinds of meaningful combinations; Peirce covered both semantic and syntactical issues in his speculative grammar.
The family consistently spelled their name "Peirce" (except for some of Isaac Peirce's ancestors who went by Pearce).
This opinion proved fateful, because Eliot, while President of Harvard 1869–1909—a period encompassing nearly all of Peirce's working life—repeatedly vetoed Harvard's employing Peirce in any capacity.
Another important superstition that students in particular follow is the lore of the Peirce Dining Hall Seal.
A temporary shelter for the evacuees is available at Olive Peirce Middle School in Ramona.
The veterinarian, Dana Peirce, was present at the bill signing, standing behind the governor alongside medical providers in white jackets, several lawmakers and the executive director of the Maine Council of Churches.
Det Con Peirce said: "She's been having princess treatment, getting fatter which we love because she was still so, so skinny when we got her.
Errett set up Peirce’s one-timer that gave the Sea Hawks a 4-3 lead with 4:40 to play in the opening half.
Friday’s ruling is the latest chapter in a long-running legal battle, though Peirce said she needed time to properly read the ruling before a decision is taken on whether to seek permission to appeal.
In an interview, Peirce said it shouldn’t matter whether defendants start speaking out against SEC charges after the fact.
Pc Allen and his partner, Detective Constable Jade Peirce, have fostered nine-month-old Stella with the intention of adopting her.
Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. owned approximately 0.17% of Docusign as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Common combinations with peirce
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sanders peirce 9×
- peirce and 6×
- in peirce 6×
- charles peirce 6×
- peirce said 5×
- the peirce 5×
- peirce mill 4×
- peirce in 4×
- peirce was 4×
- peirce the 4×