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Ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Episteme and Logos in later Plato' and 'Prologue to Ordinatio'

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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

9100	Our intellect only assents to what we believe to be true [William of Ockham]
	Full Idea: Our intellect does not assent to anything unless we believe it to be true.
	From: William of Ockham (Prologue to Ordinatio [1320], Q 1 N sqq)
	A reaction: This strikes me as being a much more accurate and commonsense view of belief than that of Hume, who simply views it phenomenologically. ...But then the remark appears to be circular. Belief requires a belief that it is true. Hm.

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

21958	Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW]
	Full Idea: Appearances in general are nothing outside our representations, which is just what we mean by transcendental ideality.
	From: A.W. Moore (The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics [2012], B535/A507)