The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Pragmatism’

Quote: 

Consider what effects that might conceivably have practical bearings you conceive the object of your conception to have: then the general mental habit that consists in the production of these effects is the whole meaning of your concept.

Date: 
1907
References: 
MS [R] 318:22
Citation: 
‘Maxim of Pragmatism’ (pub. 15.10.15-12:52). 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-pragmatism-84.
Posted: 
Oct 15, 2015, 12:52 by Mats Bergman