The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘The Regenerated Logic’

Quote: 

A sign which denotes a thing by forcing it upon the attention is called an index. An index does not describe the qualities of its object. An object, in so far as it is denoted by an index, having thisness, and distinguishing itself from other things by its continuous identity and forcefulness, but not by any distinguishing characters, may be called a hecceity.

Date: 
1896
References: 
CP 3.434
Citation: 
‘Index’ (pub. 05.05.13-10:06). 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-regenerated-logic-3.
Posted: 
May 05, 2013, 10:06 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Jan 07, 2014, 00:57 by Commens Admin