The philosophical thought of Charles Sanders Peirce can be considered as the upshot of a mediation between the peculiar biography of his author and the historical context in which it developed. Rather then being a purely abstract system of ideas, Peirce's system was a living symbol that grew and evolved in constant relation to a precise cultural framework. Without a taking into consideration the biography, the historical context and Peirce's scientific activity it is therefore almost impossible to understand Peirce's philosophy. Biography, historical context and scientific activity are three indispensable coordinates to understand the complexity and the originality of Peirce's thought. In the last years, many valuable work were realized in order to cover those three aspects. Yet, what is still lacking is a series of instruments of research that give the possibility to coordinates all these results into a practical instrument that can function as a map to guide the students and the researchers through all the material that has been already published.
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