Quote from "New Elements (Kaina stoiceia)"

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Digital Companion to C. S. Peirce

‘Axiom’ (pub. 12.11.15-15:27). 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-22.

Term:

Axiom

Quote:

An axiom is a self-evident truth, the statement of which is superfluous to the conclusiveness of the reasoning, and which only serves to show a principle involved in the reasoning. It is generally a truth of observation; such as the assertion that something is true.

Source:

Peirce, C. S. (1904 [c.]). New Elements (Kaina stoiceia). MS [R] 517.

References:

EP 2:302

Date of Quote:

1904 [c.]

URL:

http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-new-elements-kaina-stoiceia-22