The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Materials for Monist Article: The Consequences of Pragmaticism. Vols. I and II [R]’

Term: 
Doubt
Quote: 

Doubt is a state of mind characterized by a feeling of uneasiness. Nevertheless, we cannot from a logical, and especially from a pragmaticistical point of view, regard the doubt as consisting in feeling. [—] A true doubt is […] a doubt which really interferes with the proper action of a belief-habit.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1905). Materials for Monist Article: The Consequences of Pragmaticism. Vols. I and II [R]. MS [R] 288
Date: 
1905
References: 
MS [R] 288:8-10
Citation: 
‘Doubt’ (pub. 05.09.15-15:45). 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-materials-monist-article-consequences-pragmaticism-vols-i-and-ii-r.
Posted: 
Sep 05, 2015, 15:45 by Mats Bergman