Quote from "Pragmatism"

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Digital Companion to C. S. Peirce

‘Maxim of Pragmatism’ (pub. 05.04.15-18:59). 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-pragmatism-25.

Term:

Maxim of Pragmatism

Quote:

Consider what effects that might conceivably have practical bearings, – especially in modifying habits or as implying capacities, – you conceive the object of your conception to have. Then your (interpretational) conception of those effects is the whole (meaning of) your conception of the object.

Source:

Peirce, C. S. (1907 [c.]). Prag [R]. MS [R] 322.

References:

MS [R] 322:11-12

Date of Quote:

1907 [c.]

Editorial Annotations:

According to Peirce, the words between the dashes and in the parentheses are additions meant to clarify the original maxim.

URL:

http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-pragmatism-25