The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Grand Logic 1893: Division III. Substantial Study of Logic Chapter VI. The Essence of Reasoning’

Term: 
Belief
Quote: 

…a belief is a controlled habit. Being formed, or continued, under control, there is an expectation and hope that it will last. Under the rational method of fixing belief, there is a hope that all men and rational beings will come to it, or would come to it, with sufficient workings of life.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1893). Grand Logic 1893: Division III. Substantial Study of Logic Chapter VI. The Essence of Reasoning. MS [R] 408
Date: 
1893
References: 
MS [R] 408:146
Citation: 
‘Belief’ (pub. 24.08.15-15:51). 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-grand-logic-1893-division-iii-substantial-study-logic-chapter-vi-essence-6.
Posted: 
Aug 24, 2015, 15:51 by Mats Bergman