Quote from "Grand Logic 1893: Division II. Methodology. Chapter XV. Breadth and Depth"

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‘Presumption [as a form of reasoning]’ (pub. 02.01.13-18:48). 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-grand-logic-1893-division-ii-methodology-chapter-xv-breadth-and-depth.

Term:

Presumption [as a form of reasoning]

Quote:

An imaginary increase of information is an assumption or supposition; but the former word is preferable. An increase of information by induction, hypothesis, or analogy, is a presumption. (A legal presumption is a presumption which follows an accepted rule of the courts, irrespective of the dictates of good sense.) A very weak presumption is a guess. A presumption opposed to direct testimony is a conjecture, or, if weak, a surmise.

Source:

Peirce, C. S. (1893). Grand Logic 1893: Division II. Methodology. Chapter XV. Breadth and Depth. MS [R] 421.

References:

CP 2.430

Date of Quote:

1893

URL:

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