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Ideas for 'The Fixation of Belief', 'The Barcan Formula and Metaphysics' and 'Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey'

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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 2. Pragmatic justification

6598	We need our beliefs to be determined by some external inhuman permanency [Peirce]

13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 4. Foundationalism / b. Basic beliefs

6944	Demonstration does not rest on first principles of reason or sensation, but on freedom from actual doubt [Peirce]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 1. External Justification

6948	Doubts should be satisfied by some external permanency upon which thinking has no effect [Peirce]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 2. Causal Justification

3898	My belief that it will rain tomorrow can't be caused by its raining tomorrow [Scruton]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 6. Scepticism Critique

3880	Logical positivism avoids scepticism, by closing the gap between evidence and conclusion [Scruton]

6945	Once doubt ceases, there is no point in continuing to argue [Peirce]

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 6. Relativism Critique

3878	Why should you believe someone who says there are no truths? [Scruton]