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‘Induction’ (pub. 03.02.13-19:39). 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-neglected-argument-reality-god-4.
Term: 
Induction
Quote: 

… Observe that neither Deduction nor Induction contributes the smallest positive item to the final conclusion of the inquiry. They render the indefinite definite; Deduction Explicates; Induction evaluates: that is all.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1908). A Neglected Argument for the Reality of God. The Hibbert Journal, 7(1), 90-112.
References: 
CP 6.475
Date of Quote: 
1908
URL: 

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