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‘Philosophy’ (pub. 24.03.18-14:57). 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-quantity-4.
Term: 
Philosophy
Quote: 

The second prime division of the sciences consists of Philosophy, which concerns itself, indeed, with positive truths but only with such as would manifestly remain true whatever observation might reveal. Even if it be denied that there is any such truth, a place in the scheme of the sciences must be accorded to this inquiry. For a department of science is not a body of truth but a group of possible researches after truth.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1896). On the Logic of Quantity. MS [R] 13.
References: 
MS [R] 13:1-2
Date of Quote: 
1896
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