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... turn himself into such a world as ours , such a mean , shabby world ; there to take the form of countless millions ... turns to the more orthodox alternative of theism , the belief , namely , that nature is God's handiwork : There are ...
... turn himself into such a world as ours , such a mean , shabby world ; there to take the form of countless millions ... turns to the more orthodox alternative of theism , the belief , namely , that nature is God's handiwork : There are ...
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... turns in upon itself and seeks to formulate a " theory " of itself . Here knowledge is itself made the object of ... turn of mind to which all such speculations seem to be of doubtful value . Such a mind is impressed finally with the ...
... turns in upon itself and seeks to formulate a " theory " of itself . Here knowledge is itself made the object of ... turn of mind to which all such speculations seem to be of doubtful value . Such a mind is impressed finally with the ...
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... turns to the idea of mind or spiritual substance : There are some philosophers ( e.g. , Berkeley ) who imagine we ... turn in their sockets without varying their percep- tions . Our thoughts are still more variable . And all our other ...
... turns to the idea of mind or spiritual substance : There are some philosophers ( e.g. , Berkeley ) who imagine we ... turn in their sockets without varying their percep- tions . Our thoughts are still more variable . And all our other ...
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The pragmatic approach to natural theology | 73 |
A METAPHYSICAL PROBLEM | 91 |
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