On the Notion 'il Competence' in Early Sla Research: an Aid to Understanding Some Baffling Current Issues
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Peirce wrote: Thus, in brief, my philosophy may be described as the attempt of a physicist to make such conjecture as to the constitution of the universe as the methods of science may permit, with the aid of all that has been done by previous philosophers... Demonstrative proof is not to be thought of. The demonstrations of metaphysicians are all moonshine. The best that can be done is to supply a hypothesis, not devoid of all likelihood, in the general line of growth of scientific ideas, and capable of being verified or refuted by future observers... Charles Sanders Peirce*
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