The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Hume's Argument against Miracles, and the Idea of Natural Law (Hume)’

Term: 
Habit
Quote: 

A habit is a state of a man in consequence of which he will on occasions of a certain description act in a certain general way.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1901). Hume's Argument against Miracles, and the Idea of Natural Law (Hume). MS [R] 873
Date: 
1901
References: 
MS [R] 873:3-4 (var.); HP 2:912
Citation: 
‘Habit’ (pub. 06.09.15-19:19). 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-humes-argument-against-miracles-and-idea-natural-law-hume-1.
Posted: 
Sep 06, 2015, 19:19 by Mats Bergman
Last revised: 
Nov 10, 2015, 09:56 by Mats Bergman