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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Pragmatism in Retrospect' and 'Apprehension: reason in absence of Rules'

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5 ideas

3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth
Independent truth (if there is any) is the ultimate result of sufficient enquiry [Peirce]
Peirce's theory offers anti-realist verificationism, but surely how things are is independent of us? [Horsten on Peirce]
12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 3. Pragmatism
Pragmatism is a way of establishing meanings, not a theory of metaphysics or a set of truths [Peirce]
12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 1. Common Sense
Apprehension is a complex intellect grasping the essence of a complex object [Holt,L]
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
A virtue is a combination of intelligence, strength and luck [Ion]