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Quote from ‘Lowell Lectures. 1903. Sixth Lecture. Probability’

Term: 
Necessitarianism
Quote: 

[Here] you have the three commonest forms of necessitarianism. A holds that every feature of all facts conforms to some law. B holds that the law fully determines every fact, but thinks that some relations of facts are accidental. C holds that uniformity within its jurisdiction is perfect, but confines its application to certain elements of phenomena.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1903). Lowell Lectures. 1903. Sixth Lecture. Probability. MS [R] 472
Date: 
1903
References: 
CP 6.90
Citation: 
‘Necessitarianism’ (pub. 11.01.15-15:23). 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-lowell-lectures-1903-sixth-lecture-probability.
Posted: 
Jan 11, 2015, 15:23 by Mats Bergman