The Commens Dictionary
Quote from ‘How to Make Our Ideas Clear’
Term:
Quote:
A figment is a product of somebody’s imagination; it has such characters as his thought impresses upon it.
Date:
1878
References:
W 3:271; CP 5.405
Citation:
‘Figment’ (pub. 06.09.15-12:39). 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-how-make-our-ideas-clear-5.