The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘A Neglected Argument for the Reality of God (G)’

Quote: 

[An icon is] a sign which represents its object by virtue of being like it, whether qualitatively or by the analogy of its parts, such as a diagram. [—] The denotation of Icons is essentially indefinite.

Date: 
1908 [c.]
References: 
MS [R] 842:31-32
Citation: 
‘Icon’ (pub. 13.01.15-17:07). 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-neglected-argument-reality-god-g-4.
Posted: 
Jan 13, 2015, 17:07 by Mats Bergman
Last revised: 
Mar 04, 2016, 12:15 by Mats Bergman