The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Sketch of Dichotomic Mathematics’

Term: 
Convention [in Logic]
Quote: 

A Convention would be a proposition concerning a subject which we imagine to exist as an aid in drawing conclusions concerning our main subject; and any such proposition would be a Convention.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1904). Sketch of Dichotomic Mathematics. MS [R] 4
Date: 
1904
References: 
NEM 4:287
Citation: 
‘Convention [in Logic]’ (pub. 20.11.15-10:07). 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-sketch-dichotomic-mathematics-9.
Posted: 
Nov 20, 2015, 10:07 by Mats Bergman