The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘A Brief Intellectual Autobiography by Charles Sanders Peirce’

Quote: 

Normative science considers the phenomenon only so far as it can be controlled, compares purpose with performance, and ascertains the general principles of the relation between them.

Date: 
1904
References: 
Peirce, 1983, p. 71; MS [R] L107:19
Editorial Annotations: 

This quote has been taken from Kenneth Laine Ketner's 1983 reconstruction of Peirce's 'Autobiography'

Citation: 
‘Normative Science’ (pub. 15.03.18-09:38). 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-brief-intellectual-autobiography-charles-sanders-peirce-9.
Posted: 
Mar 15, 2018, 09:38 by Mats Bergman
Last revised: 
Mar 15, 2018, 13:20 by Mats Bergman