Peirce on inference : how the mind operates : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Philosophy at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Abstract

That the mind performs inferences is pretty much beyond doubt. That some of these inferences are logical inferences is also quite uncontroversial. Peirce, however, presents a fascinatingly plausible thesis to the effect that the only operation that the mind performs is logical inference. In this thesis I explicate what this single type of inference is.