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Term: 
Ratiocination
Quote: 

Ratiocination is defined by St. Thomas as the operation by which reason proceeds from the known to the unknown.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1893). Grand Logic 1893: Division III. Substantial Study of Logic Chapter VI. The Essence of Reasoning. MS [R] 408.
References: 
CP 4.45
Date of Quote: 
1893
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