Quote from "Letters to Paul Carus"

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‘Induction’ (pub. 06.09.15-18:42). 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-letters-paul-carus-9.

Term:

Induction

Quote:

…the essential character of induction is that it infers a would-be from actual singulars. These singulars must, in general, be finite in multitude and then […] the inductive conclusion can be (usually) but indefinite, and can never be certain…

Source:

Peirce, C. S. (1890-1913). Letters to Paul Carus. MS [L] 77.

References:

CP 8.236

Date of Quote:

1910 [c.]

URL:

http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-letters-paul-carus-9