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Quotation from Illustrations of the Logic of Science by Charles Sanders Peirce
“The irritation of doubt causes a struggle to attain a state of belief.”
Illustrations of the Logic of Science, The Fixation of Belief, IV (Chance, Love, and Logic (1923), Project Gutenberg text)
Peirce defines inquiry as this struggle from doubt to belief.
Citation: "The irritation of doubt causes a struggle to attain a state of belief." — Charles Sanders Peirce, Illustrations of the Logic of Science, The Fixation of Belief, IV (Chance, Love, and Logic (1923), Project Gutenberg text). (id peirce-illustrations-of-the-logic-of-science-q2)
Portrait: Charles Sanders Peirce, Napoleon Sarony, Public domain.
