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Ideas for 'The Fixation of Belief', 'Logical Necessity: Some Issues' and 'Fallibilism'

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

6940	The feeling of belief shows a habit which will determine our actions [Peirce]

6941	We are entirely satisfied with a firm belief, even if it is false [Peirce]

6942	We want true beliefs, but obviously we think our beliefs are true [Peirce]

6943	A mere question does not stimulate a struggle for belief; there must be a real doubt [Peirce]

11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 3. Fallibilism

19701

Fallibilism is consistent with dogmatism or scepticism, and is not alternative to them [Dougherty]

19700

It is best to see the fallibility in the reasons, rather than in the agents or the knowledge [Dougherty]

19702

We can't normally say that we know something 'but it might be false' [Dougherty]