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Full Idea
The present writer framed the theory that a 'conception', that is, the rational purport of a word or other expression, lies exclusively in its conceivable bearing upon the conduct of life.
Gist of Idea
A 'conception', the rational implication of a word, lies in its bearing upon the conduct of life
Source
Charles Sanders Peirce (Essentials of Pragmatism [1905], I)
Book Ref
Peirce,Charles Sanders: 'Philosophical Writings of Peirce', ed/tr. Buchler,Justus [Dover 1940], p.252
| 14794 | Instead of seeking Truth, we should seek belief that is beyond doubt [Peirce] |
| 14792 | A 'conception', the rational implication of a word, lies in its bearing upon the conduct of life [Peirce] |
| 14793 | The definition of a concept is just its experimental implications [Peirce] |