Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment.
Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes
The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise.
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| Birth: | 10th September, 1839 |
| Death: | 19th April, 1914 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Logician, Mathematician, Philosopher, Scientist |
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Charles Sanders Peirce was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist. He was educated as a chemist and employed as a scientist for 30 years. An innovator in mathematics, statistics, philosophy, research methodology, and various sciences, Peirce considered himself, first and foremost, a logician. Webster's Biographical Dictionary said in 1943 that Peirce was "now regarded as the most original thinker and greatest logician of his time." On April 20, 1877 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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