‘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.
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.
URL:
http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-abstracts-8-lectures-a8