The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘A Syllabus of Certain Topics of Logic’

Term: 
Argument
Quote: 

An Argument is a Sign which, for its Interpretant, is a sign of law. Or we may say […] that an Argument is a Sign which is understood to represent its Object in its character as Sign.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1903). A Syllabus of Certain Topics of Logic
Date: 
1903
References: 
EP 2:292
Citation: 
‘Argument’ (pub. 13.01.13-22:52). 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-syllabus-certain-topics-logic-0.
Posted: 
Jan 13, 2013, 22:52 by Mats Bergman
Last revised: 
Jan 07, 2014, 01:01 by Commens Admin