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‘Abduction’ (pub. 30.12.12-17:31). 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-logic-drawing-history-ancient-documents-especially-testimonies-logic-history.
Term: 
Abduction
Quote: 

… what does it matter how the work of abduction is performed? It matters much, for the reason that it originates every proposition. It is true that, however carelessly the abduction is performed, the true hypothesis will get suggested at last. But the aid which a correct logic can afford to science consists in enabling that to be done at small expenditure of every kind which, at any rate, is bound to get done somehow. The whole service of logic to science, whatever the nature of its services to individuals may be, is of the nature of an economy.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1901). On the Logic of drawing History from Ancient Documents especially from Testimonies (Logic of History). MS [R] 691.
References: 
CP 7.220n18
Date of Quote: 
1901
URL: 

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