The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... experiences that have been taken to involve a direct experience of the divine , and he raises , in a sympathetic manner , questions about the trust- worthiness of such experiences but fails to arrive at a clear - cut answer . In Reading ...
... experiences that have been taken to involve a direct experience of the divine , and he raises , in a sympathetic manner , questions about the trust- worthiness of such experiences but fails to arrive at a clear - cut answer . In Reading ...
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... experienced . Concepts are de- rived from experience , and therefore must at least refer to the experience from which they have been derived . Or even if we believe , as Kant did , that some concepts are a priori and not derived from ...
... experienced . Concepts are de- rived from experience , and therefore must at least refer to the experience from which they have been derived . Or even if we believe , as Kant did , that some concepts are a priori and not derived from ...
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... experience something which actually is the case — for example , the fact that the sun rises . But how can one ever experience the fact that anything must necessarily be the case - for example that the sun must rise ? In the same way ...
... experience something which actually is the case — for example , the fact that the sun rises . But how can one ever experience the fact that anything must necessarily be the case - for example that the sun must rise ? In the same way ...
Contents
The Inconceivability of Gods Nonexistence | 1 |
From Nature to | 2 |
A Critique of the Argument from Design | 3 |
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