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Ideas for 'The Fixation of Belief', 'Laudatio: Prof Ruth Barcan Marcus' and 'Essays on Intellectual Powers 6: Judgement'

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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 / 4. The Cogito

23659

If someone denies that he is thinking when he is conscious of it, we can only laugh [Reid]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 1. Perceptual Realism / b. Direct realism

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The existence of ideas is no more obvious than the existence of external objects [Reid]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 4. Solipsism

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We are only aware of other beings through our senses; without that, we are alone in the universe [Reid]