摘要：Th e theory of emotional interpretant is mentioned only a few times in Peirce’s works. My hypothesis is that if Peirce did not develop this concept through and through, and refl ected on it only very late in his writings, it is because it had been implicit in almost all his previous epistemological and semiotic works. Th e qualitative nature which defi nes belief and doubt makes the whole theory of inquiry rely on feelings, and is a consistent part of the characterization of beliefs as dispositions. In spite of this, objectivity is still preserved.
关键词：belief; disposition; doubt; emotional interpretant; feeling; interpretant; Charles Peirce; quale; Christoph von Sigwart
