peirce - fixation of belief

peirce’s belief is that

that humans are creatures of habit = become dogmatic; and this can be avoided by being fallibilistic

pragmatism

epistemology focused on justification of a belief based on its function/how well it works. developed by metaphysical club

dogmatism

inclination to believe that something is undeniably true and cannot be changed

clash of absolutes

avoid this by being fallibilistic

four methods of “fixing” beliefs

1. tenacity

2. authority

3. a priori method

4. method of science

tenacity

holding on to a belief despite evidence or arguments against it

authority

abandoning ability to think in the presence of an “expert”

A priori

operating on gut instinct

method of science

use science as a rule model in all forms of inquiry to emphasize fallibilism

scientific method

must be open to revision in light of contradicting evidence/observation

methods 1-3 of fixing belief results in ..

results in procrustean fallacy

peirce’s anti scientism

use science (scientific method) as a rule model, emphasizes fallibilism. vs scientism - only source of truth comes from sciences

procrustean bed fallacy

lesson- adjust beliefs in lieu of experience, not adjust experience based on belief

truth is..

.. a “regulative ideal” but something we will never achieve

fallibilism

the ability to admit you are wrong; essential to pierce’s pragmatism

inquiry

the struggle to attain a state of belief caused by the irritation of doubt. objective- settlement of opinion

communitarianism

emphasis of the connection between individual and community

the irritation of doubt

when the world shows you your belief does not work anymore