Studies in the History of Ideas, Volume 1Columbia University Press, 1918 - Philosophy |
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... seems to me , a paradox . It implies an assumption which , when formulated , renders the fact of knowledge impossible . The assumption is that reality is a closed system which operates according to mechanical laws . The conception of an ...
... seems to me , a paradox . It implies an assumption which , when formulated , renders the fact of knowledge impossible . The assumption is that reality is a closed system which operates according to mechanical laws . The conception of an ...
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... seem to entertain of the dominant conception of their prede- cessors , they show a marked agreement . Diverse as their own positive speculations may be , they appear in opposition to the same current opinions . They stand opposed to a ...
... seem to entertain of the dominant conception of their prede- cessors , they show a marked agreement . Diverse as their own positive speculations may be , they appear in opposition to the same current opinions . They stand opposed to a ...
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... seems always to be used intransitively and , also , to be used always in its strict verbal sense [ i . e . , quev , to grow ] . " 5 The controversial article by Professor Lovejoy , however , and Professor Burnet's reiterated explanation ...
... seems always to be used intransitively and , also , to be used always in its strict verbal sense [ i . e . , quev , to grow ] . " 5 The controversial article by Professor Lovejoy , however , and Professor Burnet's reiterated explanation ...
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... seems , they say , that the most beautiful and greatest things are brought to perfection by their own pois and by chance , while the smaller are produced by art which receives from pois ( the self - pro- ducing ) the primary great ...
... seems , they say , that the most beautiful and greatest things are brought to perfection by their own pois and by chance , while the smaller are produced by art which receives from pois ( the self - pro- ducing ) the primary great ...
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... of generation and decay as a later production . Wherefore they err in their opinion as to what are gods . Cretan : I don't quite see . Athenian : They all seem to be ignorant of what 36 STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF IDEAS.
... of generation and decay as a later production . Wherefore they err in their opinion as to what are gods . Cretan : I don't quite see . Athenian : They all seem to be ignorant of what 36 STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF IDEAS.
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