21 ideas
6947 | Metaphysics does not rest on facts, but on what we are inclined to believe [Peirce] |
15575 | Knowledge is not a static set of correct propositions, but a continuing search for better interpretations [Polt] |
6937 | Reason aims to discover the unknown by thinking about the known [Peirce] |
5044 | Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz] |
21492 | Realism is basic to the scientific method [Peirce] |
6949 | If someone doubted reality, they would not actually feel dissatisfaction [Peirce] |
15568 | When we consider possibilities, there must be something we are considering [Polt] |
6941 | We are entirely satisfied with a firm belief, even if it is false [Peirce] |
6940 | The feeling of belief shows a habit which will determine our actions [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] |
6598 | We need our beliefs to be determined by some external inhuman permanency [Peirce] |
6944 | Demonstration does not rest on first principles of reason or sensation, but on freedom from actual doubt [Peirce] |
6948 | Doubts should be satisfied by some external permanency upon which thinking has no effect [Peirce] |
6945 | Once doubt ceases, there is no point in continuing to argue [Peirce] |
5045 | No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz] |
5046 | The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz] |
6939 | What is true of one piece of copper is true of another (unlike brass) [Peirce] |
5043 | To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz] |
6938 | Natural selection might well fill an animal's mind with pleasing thoughts rather than true ones [Peirce] |
6946 | If death is annihilation, belief in heaven is a cheap pleasure with no disappointment [Peirce] |