The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Materials for Monist Article: The Consequences of Pragmaticism. Vols. I and II [R]’

Term: 
Hypostatic Abstraction
Quote: 

…hypostatic abstraction, the act of metamorphosing a predicate or verb-idea into a subject (or grammatical object which is a secondary subject.)

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1905). Materials for Monist Article: The Consequences of Pragmaticism. Vols. I and II [R]. MS [R] 288
Date: 
1905
References: 
MS [R] 288:41
Citation: 
‘Hypostatic Abstraction’ (pub. 09.03.16-13:34). 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-materials-monist-article-consequences-pragmaticism-vols-i-and-ii-r-2.
Posted: 
Mar 09, 2016, 13:34 by Mats Bergman