The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Lowell Lectures. 1903. Lecture 3. 1st draught’

Term: 
Collection
Quote: 

The definition […] of a collection is that it is a real individual object whose being consists in the being of whatever may actually exist that possesses a certain character.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1903). Lowell Lectures. 1903. Lecture 3. 1st draught. MS [R] 458
Date: 
1903
References: 
MS [R] 458:16-17
Citation: 
‘Collection’ (pub. 25.09.14-15:25). 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-lecture-3-1st-draught-1.
Posted: 
Sep 25, 2014, 15:25 by Mats Bergman