Mathematical Truth
Mathematical Truth
Commens
Digital Companion to C. S. Peirce
Mathematical Truth
1902 | Logical | DPP 2:27; CP 2:541
Logical truth is a phrase used in three senses, rendering it almost useless.
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2. The conformity of a thought to the laws of logic; in particular, in a concept, consistency; in an inference, validity; in a proposition, agreement with assumptions. This would better be called mathematical truth, since mathematics is the only science which aims at nothing more. (Kant, Krit. d. reinen Vernunft, 1st ed., 294.)
Citation
‘Mathematical Truth’. Term 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/term/mathematical-truth, 01.09.2024.
See also
Mathematical Truth