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Essay Galaxy - The Art of Reasoning
The Art of Reasoning
We think that we are all logical creatures, that we can attain truth by our
logical reasoning, but historically, this has not been the case. Every
scientific advance somehow exemplifies the defective state of the art of
reasoning of the time it was written. (pg.62)
Thus, we are not perfectly logical creatures, in fact, most of us are
content with our beliefs without logical facts; and since we gain logical
facts through experience, experience only serves to continuously frustrate
our beliefs, hopes, and aspirations. This is our primary source of doubt.
However, as human beings, we like to have encouraging and pleasing beliefs,
so we undertake inquiry to eradicate this doubt. Peirce thinks that there
are four essential methods for fixing our beliefs, and they are:
1. Method of Tenacity
If all we need is a settled opinion, then why don't we just pic....
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