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'The Fixation of Belief', 'The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences' and 'Scientific Attitude and Fallibilism'
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs
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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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We are entirely satisfied with a firm belief, even if it is false [Peirce]
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The feeling of belief shows a habit which will determine our actions [Peirce]
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We want true beliefs, but obviously we think our beliefs are true [Peirce]
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11. Knowledge Aims / B. Certain Knowledge / 3. Fallibilism
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Reasoning is based on statistical induction, so it can't achieve certainty or precision [Peirce]
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