The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘On Existential Graphs’

Term: 
Proper Name
Quote: 

A proper name is a sign denoting something having an identity consisting in continuity of existence and common to the experience of the deliverer and interpreter of the proposition of which it forms a part.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1901 [c.]). On Existential Graphs. MS [R] 483
Date: 
1901 [c.]
References: 
MS [R] 483
Citation: 
‘Proper Name’ (pub. 14.04.13-10:46). 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-existential-graphs.
Posted: 
Apr 14, 2013, 10:46 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Jan 02, 2016, 15:53 by Mats Bergman