The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... conclusions ? Is it impossible for the premises to be true but the conclusion false ? Can we regard the movement from premises to conclusion as authorized by some logi- cal principle which is a " truth of reason " ? If the answer is ...
... conclusions ? Is it impossible for the premises to be true but the conclusion false ? Can we regard the movement from premises to conclusion as authorized by some logi- cal principle which is a " truth of reason " ? If the answer is ...
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... conclusion all along ; but they have never succeeded in making clear in what sense we did so . It is not enough to say that the conclusion is implicit in the premises . ' Implicit ' means ' implied by ' , and of course a conclusion is ...
... conclusion all along ; but they have never succeeded in making clear in what sense we did so . It is not enough to say that the conclusion is implicit in the premises . ' Implicit ' means ' implied by ' , and of course a conclusion is ...
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... conclusion ; they prove that the truth of the conclusion cannot be demonstrated . The two objections , therefore , are valid only in so far as the Humean assumption is valid . It is this question to which we must turn : Is it necessary ...
... conclusion ; they prove that the truth of the conclusion cannot be demonstrated . The two objections , therefore , are valid only in so far as the Humean assumption is valid . It is this question to which we must turn : Is it necessary ...
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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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