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‘Concept’ (pub. 19.03.18-16:22). 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-draft-nichols-review-c-8.
Term: 
Concept
Quote: 

…when a philosopher speaks of the ‘concept’ of matter, or the ‘concept’ of cause, or any other ‘concept,’ what he means by a ‘concept’ is a word or other legisign.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1904 [c.]). Draft of Nichols Review [C]. MS [R] 1476.
References: 
MS [R] 1476:6
Date of Quote: 
1904 [c.]
Editorial Annotations: 

From a likely discarded variant

URL: 

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