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Term: 
Logic
Quote: 

It is pretty generally admitted that logic is a normative science, that is to say, it not only lays down rules which ought to be, but need not be followed; but it is the analysis of the conditions of attainment of something of which purpose is an essential ingredient. It is, therefore, closely related to an art; from which, however, it differs markedly in that its primary interest lies in understanding those conditions, and only secondarily in aiding the accomplishment of the purpose. Its business is analysis, or, as some writers prefer to say, definition.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1902). Minute Logic: Chapter IV. Ethics. MS [R] 433.
References: 
CP 1.575
Date of Quote: 
1902
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