The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘On the Algebra of Logic’

Term: 
Immediate Inference
Quote: 

A complete argument, with only one premiss, is called an immediate inference. Example: All crows are black birds; therefore, all crows are birds.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1880). On the Algebra of Logic
Date: 
1880
References: 
W 4:168; CP 3.169
Citation: 
‘Immediate Inference’ (pub. 23.03.18-15:20). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-algebra-logic-9.
Posted: 
Mar 23, 2018, 15:20 by Mats Bergman
Last revised: 
Mar 23, 2018, 15:20 by Mats Bergman