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‘Logic’ (pub. 07.04.15-11:43). 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-n-0.
Term: 
Logic
Quote: 

Logic, – I do not mean to define, but only to characterize it, – is supposed to be a science which investigates the principles upon which we are to decide whether any given argument makes its pretensions good or not.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1905-06 [c.]). N. MS [R] 603.
References: 
MS [R] 603:38-39
Date of Quote: 
1905-06 [c.]
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