The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Some Consequences of Four Incapacities’

Quote: 

The argument from analogy, which a popular writer upon logic calls reasoning from particulars to particulars, derives its validity from its combining the characters of induction and hypothesis, being analyzable either into a deduction or an induction, or a deduction and a hypothesis.

Date: 
1868
References: 
CP 5.277
Citation: 
‘Analogy’ (pub. 06.01.13-19:44). 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-some-consequences-four-incapacities.
Posted: 
Jan 06, 2013, 19:44 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Jan 07, 2014, 01:01 by Commens Admin