Quote from "A Syllabus of Certain Topics of Logic"

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‘Scribing’ (pub. 18.03.18-14:53). 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-syllabus-certain-topics-logic-15.

Term:

Scribing

Quote:

The graphist may place replicas of graphs upon the sheet of assertion; but this act, called scribing a graph on the sheet of assertion, shall be understood to constitute the assertion of the truth of the graph scribed. (Since by §1 the conventions are only “supposed to be” agreed to, the assertions are mere pretence in studying logic. Still they may be regarded as actual assertions concerning a fictitious universe.) “Assertion” is not defined; but it is supposed to be permitted to scribe some graphs and not others.

Source:

Peirce, C. S. (1903). A Syllabus of Certain Topics of Logic. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son.

References:

Peirce, 1903, pp. 15-16; CP 4.397

Date of Quote:

1903

Editorial Annotations:

In the original, the parenthetical passage is enclosed in square brackets

URL:

http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-syllabus-certain-topics-logic-15