Title:
The Century Dictionary Supplement, Vol. II
Editor:
Smith, Benjamin E.
Year:
1909
Place:
New York
Publisher:
The Century Co.
Whatever is in any sense present to the mind, whatever its cognitive value may be, and whether it be objectified or not. A term proposed by C. S. Peirce in order to avoid loading ‘phenomenon,’ ‘thought,’ ‘idea,’ etc., with multiple meanings.
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