‘First Intention’ (pub. 23.08.15-22:34). 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-book-ii-division-i-part-2-logic-relatives-chapter-xii-algebra-relatives-3.
Quote:
The scholastic doctors used to talk of first intentions and second intentions. First intentions were conceptions obtained by generalizing ordinary experiences. Second intentions were conception[s] obtained by generalizing conceptions themselves considered as objects of logical comparison.
Source:
Peirce, C. S. (1893). Book II. Division I. Part 2. Logic of Relatives. Chapter XII. The Algebra of Relatives. MS [R] 418.
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http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-book-ii-division-i-part-2-logic-relatives-chapter-xii-algebra-relatives-3