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‘Sign’ (pub. 20.09.17-15:48). 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-letters-william-james-30.
Term: 
Sign
Quote: 

I start by defining what I mean by a Sign. It is something determined by something else, its Object, and itself influencing some person in such a way that that person becomes thereby mediately influenced or determined in some respect by that Object.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1897-1909). Letters to William James. L [R] 224.
References: 
EP 2:500
Date of Quote: 
1909.12.25
URL: 

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