Q0486
“Consider what effects… we conceive the object of our conception to have.…” — Charles Sanders Peirce (How to Make Our Ideas Clear)
Verified English quotation. Primary source: How to Make Our Ideas Clear. Theme: philosophy.
English
Consider what effects… we conceive the object of our conception to have. Then, our conception of these effects is the whole of our conception of the object.
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The archive attributes this English wording to How to Make Our Ideas Clear and files it under Pragmatism. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.
About Charles Sanders Peirce
Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914) was an American logician, scientist, and founder of pragmatism (which he later renamed pragmaticism). Employed irregularly by the Coast Survey and in brief academic posts, he wrote vast unpublished manuscripts.
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How to cite this quotation
APA: Charles Sanders Peirce. (n.d.). Consider what effects… we conceive the object of our conception to have. Then, our conception of these effects is the whole of our conception of the object. In Philosophy Blind Box. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0486
MLA: Charles Sanders Peirce. “Consider what effects… we conceive the object of….” Philosophy Blind Box, https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0486.
Chicago: Charles Sanders Peirce. “Consider what effects… we conceive the object of….” Philosophy Blind Box. Accessed 2026. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0486.
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What is the source of the quotation “Consider what effects… we conceive the object of…”?
The passage is attributed to Charles Sanders Peirce, How to Make Our Ideas Clear. The archive attributes this English wording to How to Make Our Ideas Clear and files it under Pragmatism. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.
What does Charles Sanders Peirce mean by philosophy?
This passage is indexed under . Those labels identify the concepts it can illuminate; they do not replace the argument surrounding it in How to Make Our Ideas Clear.