The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘How to Make Our Ideas Clear’

Quote: 

It appears, then, that the rule for attaining the third grade of clearness of apprehension is as follows: Consider what effects, that might conceivably have practical bearings, we conceive the object of our conception to have. Then, our conception of these effects is the whole of our conception of the object.

Date: 
1878
References: 
CP 5.402
Citation: 
‘Maxim of Pragmatism’ (pub. 07.04.13-11:52). 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-how-make-our-ideas-clear-4.
Posted: 
Apr 07, 2013, 11:52 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Jan 07, 2014, 00:58 by Commens Admin