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‘Learning’ (pub. 11.06.14-17:41). 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-abstracts-8-lectures-a8.
Term: 
Learning
Quote: 

To learn is to acquire a habit. What makes men learn? Not merely the sight of what they are accustomed to, but perpetual new experiences which throws them into a habit of tossing aside old ideas and forming new ones.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1897-8). Abstracts of 8 Lectures. MS [R] 942.
References: 
NEM 4:142
Date of Quote: 
1897-8
URL: 

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