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Ideas for 'The Fixation of Belief', 'Reasons and Persons' and 'Writings from Late Notebooks'

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism
Realism is basic to the scientific method [Peirce]
We can't be realists, because we don't know what being is [Nietzsche]
7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism
If someone doubted reality, they would not actually feel dissatisfaction [Peirce]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism
Categories are not metaphysical truths, but inventions in the service of needs [Nietzsche]
Philosophers find it particularly hard to shake off belief in necessary categories [Nietzsche]