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Term: 
Hypostatic Abstraction
Quote: 

…hypostatic abstraction, the act of metamorphosing a predicate or verb-idea into a subject (or grammatical object which is a secondary subject.)

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1905). Materials for Monist Article: The Consequences of Pragmaticism. Vols. I and II [R]. MS [R] 288.
References: 
MS [R] 288:41
Date of Quote: 
1905
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