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... experience in sight won't necessarily meet all further expe- riences equally satisfactorily . Experience , as we know , has ways of boiling over , and making us correct our present formulas . The " absolutely " true , meaning what no ...
... experience in sight won't necessarily meet all further expe- riences equally satisfactorily . Experience , as we know , has ways of boiling over , and making us correct our present formulas . The " absolutely " true , meaning what no ...
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... experience than that mice or pigeons or whales have experience . I have chosen bats instead of wasps or flounders because if one travels too far down the phylogenetic tree , people gradually shed their faith that there is ex- perience ...
... experience than that mice or pigeons or whales have experience . I have chosen bats instead of wasps or flounders because if one travels too far down the phylogenetic tree , people gradually shed their faith that there is ex- perience ...
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... experience properly if we approach it from another point of view as we would if we tried to understand the experience of another species without taking up its point of view . This bears directly on the mind - body prob- lem . For if the ...
... experience properly if we approach it from another point of view as we would if we tried to understand the experience of another species without taking up its point of view . This bears directly on the mind - body prob- lem . For if the ...
Contents
What Is Philosophy? | 1 |
A Little Bit of Logic | 23 |
Philosophy of Religion 3355 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Embracing History's Lessons: What Every College Graduate Should Know Jay R. Allgood No preview available - 2004 |
Embracing History's Lessons: What Every College Graduate Should Know Jay R. Allgood No preview available - 2004 |