Quote from "The Basis of Pragmaticism"

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Digital Companion to C. S. Peirce

‘Rhema’ (pub. 08.03.16-00:51). 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-basis-pragmaticism-21.

Term:

Rhema

Quote:

A rheme is a blank form of proposition, such that when each blank is filled with a proper name, the result is a proposition. The valency of a rheme is the number of proper names that have to be inserted in it to make a complete proposition.

Source:

Peirce, C. S. (1905 [c.]). The Basis of Pragmaticism. MS [R] 284.

References:

MS [R] 284:36

Date of Quote:

1905 [c.]

URL:

http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-basis-pragmaticism-21