The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘A Brief Intellectual Autobiography by Charles Sanders Peirce’

Quote: 

Phenomenology considers the phenomenon in general, whatever comes before the mind in any way, and without caring whether it be fact or fiction, discovers and describes the elements which will invariably be present in it, that is, the categories.

Date: 
1904
References: 
Peirce, 1983, p. 71; MS [R] L107:18-19
Editorial Annotations: 

This quote has been taken from Kenneth Laine Ketner's 1983 reconstruction of Peirce's 'Autobiography'

Citation: 
‘Phenomenology’ (pub. 15.03.18-09:36). 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-brief-intellectual-autobiography-charles-sanders-peirce-8.
Posted: 
Mar 15, 2018, 09:36 by Mats Bergman
Last revised: 
Mar 15, 2018, 13:19 by Mats Bergman