Peirce states that the sole meaning of the idea of an object consists of the consequences which result when the object is acted upon in aparticular way. The principle is one element in the pragma- tism of James. The idea is also akin to the "instrumental" theory of concep- tions, according to which they are intellectual instruments for directing our activities in relation to existence.
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