The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Pragmatism’

Term: 
Object
Quote: 

…in all general inquiries about signs nothing is of more lively importance than maintaining a clear and sharp distinction between the object, or professed cause of the sign, and the meaning, or intended effect of it.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1907 [c.]). Pragmatism. MS [R] 320
Date: 
1907 [c.]
References: 
MS [R] 320:7
Citation: 
‘Object’ (pub. 17.10.15-18:08). 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-pragmatism-89.
Posted: 
Oct 17, 2015, 18:08 by Mats Bergman