Single Idea 14792

[catalogued under 18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / b. Concepts as abilities]

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 Reference

Peirce,Charles Sanders: 'Philosophical Writings of Peirce', ed/tr. Buchler,Justus [Dover 1940], p.252