The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Meaning Preface’

Term: 
External
Quote: 

A Real object may be External or Internal, i.e. mental, as a dream is. For only that is external whose possession of some character is [not merely] independent of individuals’ opinions, but whose possession of any such Real character is independent of any individuals’ thought about any subject and ideation of every kind.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1909). Meaning Preface. MS [R] 637
Date: 
1909
References: 
MS [R] 637:27-28
Editorial Annotations: 

From variant pages. The inserted words ('not merely') are from a rejected version of the sentence in question.

Citation: 
‘External’ (pub. 07.04.15-20:08). 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-meaning-preface-9.
Posted: 
Apr 07, 2015, 20:08 by Mats Bergman