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‘Inquiry’ (pub. 24.08.15-16:59). 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-fixation-belief-1.
Term: 
Inquiry
Quote: 

The irritation of doubt causes a struggle to attain a state of belief. I shall term this struggle inquiry, though it must be admitted that this is sometimes not a very apt designation.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1877). The Fixation of Belief. Popular Science Monthly, 12, 1-15.
References: 
W 3:247
Date of Quote: 
1877
URL: 

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