The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘The Basis of Pragmaticism’

Term: 
Metaphysics
Quote: 

Metaphysics is the proper designation for the third and completing department of cenoscopy, which in places welds itself into idioscopy, or special science. Its business is to study the most general features of reality and real objects. [—] Here let us set down almost at random a small specimen of the questions of metaphysics which press, not for hasty answers, but for industrious and solid investigation: …

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1906). The Basis of Pragmaticism. MS [R] 283
Date: 
1906
References: 
EP 2:375
Citation: 
‘Metaphysics’ (pub. 05.02.13-20:23). 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-basis-pragmaticism-2.
Posted: 
Feb 05, 2013, 20:23 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Jan 07, 2014, 00:59 by Commens Admin