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Ideas for 'The Fixation of Belief', 'Conditionals' and 'The Sentiment of Rationality'

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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

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It is wisdom to believe what you desire, because belief is needed to achieve it [James]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy

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All good philosophers start from a dumb conviction about which truths can be revealed [James]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

6947	Metaphysics does not rest on facts, but on what we are inclined to believe [Peirce]

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A complete system is just a classification of the whole world's ingredients [James]