PHILOSOPHY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO

NO. 10 JUNE 1998

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Webb Dorhck: Peirce Researcher and Rare Book Dealer

UB Philosophy Major Organizes Freethought Alliance

W for many 1 t o examining Pcirce's manuscripts in rhc books needed in Indianapolis. For

live* ill rl,e Boston Houghron for rvatcrmarks and colors." ' example, he found a set of the Imperial

practici,lg the professioll of rare Hilary Putnam at Haward has annually Dictionary for PEP, which PEP had t o

book dealer, spccializi~ig in mcdical books. had Webb appinrcd his unpaid research have t o edit Pcirce's conrrihutions to the

Simultancowly has been a I assistant. As Putnam's assistant, he has Cenrun Dictionan, which was bascd on

Peircc researcher. been ablc to d o library thc Imperial.

He was drafted into Pcirce rcsearch by re"arch for PEP, Since Indiana

.Mas Fisch 1969.70 Mar was a including searches for Univcrsiry Press

,,isiring our and a,as Pcirce annotarions in plans publication of

David Schummer of SUST: Hu~nanists "promote a secular viewpoint and offer a

planning a nc\i., chronologically arranged edition of Peirce's writings. From Indianaplis \\,here rhe Pcirce Edirion Projccr was (and still is) bascd, Max regularly asked \I.ebh to d o research in Harvard's Houghton

Libran- where Peirce's papers are housed or in Peirce-c's prsollal

libran is located. .% Nathan Houscr, currenr director of PEP, explains, Webb performed "almost e,,cry imaginable hind of rcscarch rash, from searchillg for c,,idence of

[Peirce,s mvsteriow ,,,ifc,sl identin

Hourani Feuowshi~s I

Jason Adsit and Idris Hamid received Hourani Fellowships for the spring 1998 semcsrcr. Thesc siholarships are provided by tlic George F. Hourani Memorial Fund, csrablishcd in mcnrory of former Disringuishcd Profcssor and Department Chair George Hourani. Fellowslrips arc granted to oursnnding graduare students specializing in crlrncs or Islamic philosophy.

book; of his char arc 30 volumes of pcircc still in the libran. He papers and only 5

have so far been Ira' a'so,

\\,aterrnark and colors." published, PEP Put lolrg expects t o rely on dwumcnring Pcirce Webb's scrvices for

Perry Dissertation Prize Mark hleli, Ph.D. 199 7, and L c o n u d o Zaibert, Ph.D. 199 7, are the two winners of the Philosophy Depmmenr's Thomas D. Pern Dissertation Prize for 1998. ' Dissertation titles arc n t r Gcnrrir o f A 4 : Emotion, Pwcrption, and Atrtheric Value in M y Japanerr P o e T and Intcnriaality and Bkzwrr: A S - 4 on the Foundntionr of

1 Cuipabiliryby Meli and Zaiberc, rcspsctivcly.

annocarions to manuscriprs o r helping with rcam proofreading at the

Houghton-he volunrccrs his ri~rir for the sake of Peirce scholarship." Webb's cxpcrtise as a rare book dcaler has as well

been useful to PEP-searching for special

hnlance to the rrcmcndovs ii~undarion of I C I ~ ~ ~ O L L S groups on co~~cpe ca~irpuscs.~ / Mary C. Whitman Scholarship

I Christooher Fritcon and David Schummer. horli Philosonh~ maiors. s.111 share the

many years t o comc. Fortunately or unfortunareiy, the Press does nor plan publication of all Pcirce's significant papers. Thar would require more than 100 volumes and anorhcr half century of Wcbb's sen.ices.

, . . . 1 M a n hiorr or ran Scholarship for 1998-99. congrandations arc czrended ro thcsc

7796 C1:~oniclc oJHighrr. Mumtion, April 17, 1 descn.ing students. 1998, A13

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American, Cuban American, Mexican American, Peruvian Amcrirsan, Pucrto Rican American, Spanish hcrican, and Venttrnlan American.

Tht symposia are fm and opcn to the public, bur preregistration is rquircd duc to limited searing capaciry. The sessions will begin at 9:30 am and will go until 6:00 pm. They will take place a t the Center for Inquiry, 13JO Sweet Home Rd., Amherst, NY. For further information contact Depamnent of Philosophy, Univtsity at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, 716-M5-24A4, Em. 781, FAX 716645- 61 39,evamk@acsu. buffalo.cdu, h~p://wings.buffato.ad~philo90phy/ colloquia - and-symposia.

W e wish m thank all t h who have suppond this dcpament throqh their

donations m the various funds: Farkr, Hourani, Perry, Steinberg, Donown, and the P h i l q h y kpmncnt Rwurce Fund

M a send mamid you wish to bc imluded in futtve Nohlemrs to: The Philosophy Depamncnc, 607 BaMy Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffilo, NY 14260.

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W e wish m thank cvuryoru who cronrributd mamial to drc Nohlcttcr. Thanks to Eileen McNamara for word pxcssing and layout, a n d David Schummer for mhnical assistance.

Editors: John T. Xsams, Eva M. Koepsell and P a r H. Harc.

Dr. David J. Tr i~ l e , Univtmty Distinguished Professor of Blwhern~cal Pharmacology, Vice P m t for Graduate Edumtim and Rcsarch, Dean of thc Gradwtc School, former Dcan of& SChOO! of P h a q and--fimlEy-next door ncighbor ofElaine a d Dick Hull.

Searthing for the words to ram ]Sick pmpdy-

Graduate smdtnts at Dick Hull's retirement party: David Kaspar, Berit Brogaard- Pederson and Mark Bross.