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‘Interpretant’ (pub. 14.04.15-11:16). 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-meaning-preface-13.
Term: 
Interpretant
Quote: 

It is not only essential to a Sign that it should represent, i.e. stand in place of or for, an Object, but, if possible, still more so that it should be capable of Interpretation by or through a mind, into which it implants a germ which, on development, will affect the conduct of the person to whom that mind appertains; and not until this effect, which throughout this volume will be called the Interpretant of the Sign, is brought about will the sign function as the Sign greek.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1909). Meaning Preface. MS [R] 637.
References: 
MS [R] 637:36
Date of Quote: 
1909
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