The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... give a very small probability of a superlatively good result next year with a quite small probability of a moderately good result the year after and a very small but not negligible probability of a rather bad result the year after that ...
... give a very small probability of a superlatively good result next year with a quite small probability of a moderately good result the year after and a very small but not negligible probability of a rather bad result the year after that ...
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... give rise to surprises is due , I believe , to a fallacy to which philosophers and mathematicians are particularly ... give to a problem , but it would be quite capable of giving the right sort of answer . For instance , if asked to give ...
... give rise to surprises is due , I believe , to a fallacy to which philosophers and mathematicians are particularly ... give to a problem , but it would be quite capable of giving the right sort of answer . For instance , if asked to give ...
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... give the preference to one which is no more consistent or conceivable than the rest ? All our reasonings a priori will never be able to show us any foundation for this preference . In a word , then , every effect is a distinct event ...
... give the preference to one which is no more consistent or conceivable than the rest ? All our reasonings a priori will never be able to show us any foundation for this preference . In a word , then , every effect is a distinct event ...
Contents
The Inconceivability of Gods Nonexistence | 1 |
From Nature to | 2 |
A Critique of the Argument from Design | 3 |
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