The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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Page 242
... certain types of act as being prima facie right or wrong ( or of different persons as having different and possibly conflicting claims upon us ) , than of their tending to be right or wrong . Something should be said of the relation ...
... certain types of act as being prima facie right or wrong ( or of different persons as having different and possibly conflicting claims upon us ) , than of their tending to be right or wrong . Something should be said of the relation ...
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... certain need not be co - extensive with the certain . Besides what is logically certain there are a number of immediately known propositions which we can regard as absolutely certain although there would be no self - contradiction in ...
... certain need not be co - extensive with the certain . Besides what is logically certain there are a number of immediately known propositions which we can regard as absolutely certain although there would be no self - contradiction in ...
Page 630
... certain size in certain cir- cumstances , see a small patch in certain other circumstances ( when normally we would say we were further away ) , see an elliptial patch in other circum- stances ( when we look at it from the side ) , have ...
... certain size in certain cir- cumstances , see a small patch in certain other circumstances ( when normally we would say we were further away ) , see an elliptial patch in other circum- stances ( when we look at it from the side ) , have ...
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The Inconceivability of Gods Nonexistence | 1 |
From Nature to | 2 |
A Critique of the Argument from Design | 3 |
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