“When I am convinced of any principle, it is only an idea which strikes more strongly upon me. When I give the preference to one set of arguments above another, I do nothing but decide from my feeling concerning the superiority of their influence.” GivingIdeasFeelingsBeliefPrinciplesInfluenceArgumentConvincedStrikesSuperiorityPreference Book:A Treatise of Human Nature: Top Philosophy Collections Source: A Treatise of Human Nature: Top Philosophy Collections
“The suspicion is in the air nowadays that the superiority of one of our formulas to another may not consist so much in its literal 'objectivity,' as in subjective qualities like its usefulness, its 'elegance,' or its congruity with our residual beliefs” MayTruthBeliefQualityAirFormulasSuspicionSuperioritySubjectiveEleganceObjectivityLiteralUsefulnessResidual Book:Pragmatism and Other Writings Source: Pragmatism and Other Writings