The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘On the Natural Classification of Arguments’

Term: 
Induction
Quote: 

Induction may, therefore, be defined as argument which assumes that a whole collection, from which a number of instances have been taken at random, has all the common characters of those instances …

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1867). On the Natural Classification of Arguments
Date: 
1867
References: 
CP 2.515
Citation: 
‘Induction’ (pub. 03.02.13-18:21). 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-natural-classification-arguments-2.
Posted: 
Feb 03, 2013, 18:21 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Jan 07, 2014, 01:00 by Commens Admin