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Ideas for 'The Fixation of Belief', 'Principia Mathematica' and 'Coming-to-be and Passing-away (Gen/Corr)'

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7 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence

13221

Existence is either potential or actual [Aristotle]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 1. Nature of Change

16100

True change is in a thing's logos or its matter, not in its qualities [Aristotle]

16101

A change in qualities is mere alteration, not true change [Aristotle]

12133

If the substratum persists, it is 'alteration'; if it doesn't, it is 'coming-to-be' or 'passing-away' [Aristotle]

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes

13213

All comings-to-be are passings-away, and vice versa [Aristotle]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism

21492

Realism is basic to the scientific method [Peirce]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

6949	If someone doubted reality, they would not actually feel dissatisfaction [Peirce]