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Page 83
... truth if those kinds of truths were really there , would be an irrational rule . That , for me , is the long and short of the logic of the situation . The great empiricists are only empiricists on reflection ; left to their instincts ...
... truth if those kinds of truths were really there , would be an irrational rule . That , for me , is the long and short of the logic of the situation . The great empiricists are only empiricists on reflection ; left to their instincts ...
Page 187
... Truth . In this book Lord Herbert lays it down that there are certain " common notions . " Some of these common ... truth when they lead him ever so little out of the common road , I shall set down the reasons that made me doubt the ...
... Truth . In this book Lord Herbert lays it down that there are certain " common notions . " Some of these common ... truth when they lead him ever so little out of the common road , I shall set down the reasons that made me doubt the ...
Page 270
... truth and illusion thus approach one another is apparent . What we call truth is really only the most expedient form of error . It is an error to suppose that an absolute truth , an absolute criterion of knowledge and behavior , can be ...
... truth and illusion thus approach one another is apparent . What we call truth is really only the most expedient form of error . It is an error to suppose that an absolute truth , an absolute criterion of knowledge and behavior , can be ...
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The pragmatic approach to natural theology | 73 |
A METAPHYSICAL PROBLEM | 91 |
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