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... follow from accepting the hypothesis . ] The readings and comments which follow are grouped , in an historical way , around the problem stated above . They provide material for thinking about this problem , comparable to the readings ...
... follow from accepting the hypothesis . ] The readings and comments which follow are grouped , in an historical way , around the problem stated above . They provide material for thinking about this problem , comparable to the readings ...
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... follow from the fundamental position . The first of these is that motion is the one thing that “ really ” takes place ; all else is mere appearance , thrown off , so to speak , by matter in motion . There can be no cause of motion ...
... follow from the fundamental position . The first of these is that motion is the one thing that “ really ” takes place ; all else is mere appearance , thrown off , so to speak , by matter in motion . There can be no cause of motion ...
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... follow nature is unmeaning , since man has no power to do anything else than follow nature ; all his actions are done through , and in obedi- ence to , some one or many of nature's physical or mental laws . In the other sense of the ...
... follow nature is unmeaning , since man has no power to do anything else than follow nature ; all his actions are done through , and in obedi- ence to , some one or many of nature's physical or mental laws . In the other sense of the ...
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AN ACCOUNT OF THIS BOOK | 1 |
The pragmatic approach to natural theology | 73 |
A METAPHYSICAL PROBLEM | 91 |
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