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'The Fixation of Belief', 'Why the Universe Exists' and 'Unpublished Notebooks 1885-86'
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs
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The feeling of belief shows a habit which will determine our actions [Peirce]
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We are entirely satisfied with a firm belief, even if it is false [Peirce]
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We want true beliefs, but obviously we think our beliefs are true [Peirce]
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A mere question does not stimulate a struggle for belief; there must be a real doubt [Peirce]
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 5. Cogito Critique
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The 'I' does not think; it is a construction of thinking, like other useful abstractions [Nietzsche]
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 2. Phenomenalism
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Appearance is the sole reality of things, to which all predicates refer [Nietzsche]
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