The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Pragmatism’

Term: 
Pragmatism
Quote: 

I understand pragmatism to be a method of ascertaining the meanings, not of all ideas, but only of what I call “intellectual concepts,” that is to say of those upon the structure of which arguments concerning objective fact may hinge.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1907 [c.]). Pragmatism. MS [R] 321
Date: 
1907 [c.]
References: 
MS [R] 321:12
Citation: 
‘Pragmatism’ (pub. 17.10.15-18:41). 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-90.
Posted: 
Oct 17, 2015, 18:41 by Mats Bergman