The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Minute Logic: Chapter I. Intended Characters of this Treatise’

Term: 
Argument
Quote: 

An Argument is a Sign which aims to determine a definite Interpretant, called its Conclusion. It must, a fortiori, have a definite subject.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1902). Minute Logic: Chapter I. Intended Characters of this Treatise. MS [R] 425
Date: 
1902
References: 
MS [R] 425:119
Editorial Annotations: 

From an early/discarded draft

Citation: 
‘Argument’ (pub. 09.03.18-12:25). 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-minute-logic-chapter-i-intended-characters-treatise-40.
Posted: 
Mar 09, 2018, 12:25 by Mats Bergman