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‘Belief’ (pub. 20.03.13-20:11). 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-new-elements-kaina-stoiceia-0.
Term: 
Belief
Quote: 

A belief in a proposition is a controlled and contented habit of acting in ways that will be productive of desired results only if the proposition is true.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1904 [c.]). New Elements (Kaina stoiceia). MS [R] 517.
References: 
EP 2:312
Date of Quote: 
1904
URL: 

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