The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Logic: Fragments [R]’

Term: 
Deduction
Quote: 

There are three stages of inquiry, demanding as many different kinds of reasoning governed by different principles. They are,

1, Retroduction, forming an explanatory hypothesis[;]
2, Deduction, tracing out the consequences that would ensue upon the truth or falsity of that hypothesis; and
3, Induction, the experimental testing of the hypothesis by inquiring whether its consequences are born out by fact, or not.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (nd). Logic: Fragments [R]. MS [R] S64
Date: 
nd
References: 
MS [R] S64
Citation: 
‘Deduction’ (pub. 26.08.15-23:24). 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-logic-fragments-r-0.
Posted: 
Aug 26, 2015, 23:24 by Mats Bergman