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‘Association by Contiguity’ (pub. 26.07.15-17:28). 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-guess-riddle-10.
Term: 
Association by Contiguity
Quote: 

Synthetical consciousness degenerate in the first degree, corresponding to accidental Thirdness, is where there is an external compulsion upon us to think things together. Association by contiguity is an instance of this…

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1887-1888). A Guess at the Riddle. MS [R] 909.
References: 
W 6:186; CP 1.383
Date of Quote: 
1887-1888
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