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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Freedom to Act' and 'Essentials of Pragmatism'

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12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 3. Pragmatism

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Instead of seeking Truth, we should seek belief that is beyond doubt [Peirce]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / b. Concepts as abilities

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A 'conception', the rational implication of a word, lies in its bearing upon the conduct of life [Peirce]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 4. Structure of Concepts / b. Analysis of concepts

14793

The definition of a concept is just its experimental implications [Peirce]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / c. Reasons as causes

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Deviant causal chain: a reason causes an action, but isn't the reason for which it was performed [Davidson, by Neta]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 3. Deism

1558	Clearly the gods ignore human affairs, or they would have given us justice [Thrasymachus]