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Digital Companion to C. S. Peirce

‘Theoric Transformation’ (pub. 15.10.15-11:57). 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-81.

Term:

Theoric Transformation

Quote:

…every difficult mathematical theorem evidently involves some transformation of thought of which formal logic can take no account, although it is perfectly evident and undeniable, when it is suggested. This transformation, which creates an ens rationis, may appropriately be termed a “theo’ric” transformation.

Source:

Peirce, C. S. (1907). Pragmatism. MS [R] 318.

References:

MS [R] 318:22-3

Date of Quote:

1907

Editorial Annotations:

From a possibly discarded variant.

URL:

http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-pragmatism-81