The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Quest of Quest’

Term: 
Truth
Quote: 

…when I say that I believe that a given assertion is “true,” what I mean is that I believe that, as regards that particular assertion, […] sufficiently energetic, searching, and intelligently conducted inquiry, – could a person carry it on endlessly, – would cause him to be fully satisfied with the assertion and never to be shaken from this satisfaction.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1910). Quest of Quest. MS [R] 655
Date: 
1910-09-02
References: 
MS [R] 655:27
Citation: 
‘Truth’ (pub. 12.05.15-15:04). 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-quest-quest-2.
Posted: 
May 12, 2015, 15:04 by Mats Bergman