Jack,
Peirce did define “belief” as a willingness to act, and as such, I would say a
belief is not really “hardened” until one does, in fact, act. But I think, at
least if we take “action” as essential to – i.e., not just an attribute of –
“belief,” a lot of \verbiage that comes out around the word is irrelevant, if
not outrightly misleading. And, as for Peirce himself, I’m not sure either how
faithful he was to this understanding of “belief" in all he wrote.
Anyway, It was refreshing to see this line of thought popping up in the
discussion, and I hope you’re able to pursue it further.
Thanks,
Tom.
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