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| Suppose we make the following assignments: | | Suppose we make the following assignments: |
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− | {| | + | {| align="center" width="90%" |
− | | width=36 | || ''A'' || = || “Wisdom”, | + | | width="5%" | ''A'' |
| + | | width="5%" | = |
| + | | width="30%" | “Wisdom”, |
| + | | width="60%" | |
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− | | || ''B'' || = || “a certain character”,
| + | | ''B'' |
| + | | = |
| + | | “a certain character”, |
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− | | || ''C'' || = || “a certain conduct”,
| + | | ''C'' |
| + | | = |
| + | | “a certain conduct”, |
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− | | || ''D'' || = || “done by a wise man”,
| + | | ''D'' |
| + | | = |
| + | | “done by a wise man”, |
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− | | || ''E'' || = || “a certain occasion”.
| + | | ''E'' |
| + | | = |
| + | | “a certain occasion”. |
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| |} | | |} |
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| Recognizing that a little more concreteness will aid the understanding, let us make the following substitutions in Peirce's example: | | Recognizing that a little more concreteness will aid the understanding, let us make the following substitutions in Peirce's example: |
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− | {| | + | {| align="center" width="90%" |
− | | width=36 | || ''B'' || = || “Benevolence”, a certain character, | + | | width="5%" | ''B'' |
| + | | width="5%" | = |
| + | | width="30%" | “Benevolence”, |
| + | | width="60%" | a certain character, |
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− | | || ''C'' || = || “Contributes to Charity”, a certain conduct,
| + | | ''C'' |
| + | | = |
| + | | “Contributes to Charity”, |
| + | | a certain conduct, |
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− | | || ''E'' || = || “Earlier today”, a certain occasion.
| + | | ''E'' |
| + | | = |
| + | | “Earlier today”, |
| + | | a certain occasion. |
| |} | | |} |
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