Quote from "The Basis of Pragmaticism"

Commens

Digital Companion to C. S. Peirce

‘Existence’ (pub. 10.03.16-18:22). 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-29.

Term:

Existence

Quote:

…the term existence is properly a term, not of logic, but of metaphysics; and metaphysically understood, an object exists, if and only if, it reacts with every other existing object of the same universe. But in the definition of a logical proper name, exist is used in its logical sense, and means merely to be a singular of a logical universe, or universe of discourse.

Source:

Peirce, C. S. (1905 [c.]). The Basis of Pragmaticism. MS [R] 280.

References:

MS [R] 280:36-7

Date of Quote:

1905 [c.]

URL:

http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-basis-pragmaticism-29