The Commens Dictionary
Quote from ‘Foundations of Mathematics [R]’
Term:
Quote:
…a sign cannot be at once vague and general in the same respect. It may, however, be both definite and individual; and in that case may be said to be used singularly. ‘Man’ is used vaguely in ‘Some man sins’; generally, in ‘Every man sins’; singularly, in ‘This man sins.’
Date:
1904
References:
MS [R] 9:2-3
Citation:
‘Singular’ (pub. 21.08.17-10:01). 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-foundations-mathematics-r-6.