The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Possibility, Impossibility, and Possible’

Term: 
Metaphysical Possibility
Quote: 

Metaphysical possibility ought to mean a possibility of existence, nearly a potentiality; but the phrase does not seem to be used in that sense, but rather in the sense of possibility by supernatural power.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1902). Possibility, Impossibility, and Possible. In: Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, Vol. II
Date: 
1902
References: 
DPP 2:315; CP 6.371
Citation: 
‘Metaphysical Possibility’ (pub. 11.08.17-10:01). 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-possibility-impossibility-and-possible-0.
Posted: 
Aug 11, 2017, 10:01 by Mats Bergman