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EAugust

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Peirce explains that meaning is
 
 

a. anything that gives us a sense of purpose in life.
  b. that which is grasped by the mind in a mental intuition.
  c. that which is determined by a particular societys linguistic conventions.
  d. tied to our interactions with the world and the practical effects that result.
 
 



Question 2

Peirce rejects three methods for arriving at belief. They are:
 
 

a. tenacity, authority, the a priori method.
  b. feelings, intuitions, science.
  c. deductive logic, inductive logic, modal logic.
  d. tenacity, convention, science.
 
 




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Answer to Question 1

d.

Answer to Question 2

a.



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