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Quote from ‘Division III. Substantial Study of Logic. Chapter VI. The Essence of Reasoning’

Term: 
Inference
Quote: 

…inference has at least two elements: the one is the suggestion of one idea by another according to the law of association, while the other is the carrying forward of the asserting element of judgment, the holding for true, from the first judgment to the second. That these two things suffice [to] constitute inference I do not say…

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1893-1895 [c.]). Division III. Substantial Study of Logic. Chapter VI. The Essence of Reasoning. MS [R] 409
Date: 
1893-1895 [c.]
References: 
CP 4.55
Citation: 
‘Inference’ (pub. 26.07.15-18:46). 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-division-iii-substantial-study-logic-chapter-vi-essence-reasoning-0.
Posted: 
Jul 26, 2015, 18:46 by Mats Bergman
Last revised: 
Mar 06, 2018, 14:30 by Mats Bergman