The Commens Dictionary
Quote from ‘Letters to Lady Welby’
Term:
Quote:
A dicent is not an assertion, but is a sign capable of being asserted. But an assertion is a dicent. According to my present view (I may see more light in future) the act of assertion is not a pure act of signification. It is an exhibition of the fact that one subjects oneself to the penalties visited on a liar if the proposition asserted is not true.
Date:
1904-10-12
References:
SS 34; CP 8.337
Citation:
‘Assertion’ (pub. 23.09.14-16:38). 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-letters-lady-welby-46.