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[from 'Scientific Attitude and Fallibilism' by Charles Sanders Peirce, in 12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 3. Inspiration ]

Full Idea

A truth which rests on the authority of inspiration only is of a somewhat incomprehensible nature; and we can never be sure that we rightly comprehend it.

Gist of Idea

A truth is hard for us to understand if it rests on nothing but inspiration

Source

Charles Sanders Peirce (Scientific Attitude and Fallibilism [1899], II)

Book Reference

Peirce,Charles Sanders: 'Philosophical Writings of Peirce', ed/tr. Buchler,Justus [Dover 1940], p.57