The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... instance , it tries to find out when objects look three - dimensional and what makes them do so , or when normal persons are subject to a certain kind of illusion and why . Doubless many or most psychologists have some sort of ...
... instance , it tries to find out when objects look three - dimensional and what makes them do so , or when normal persons are subject to a certain kind of illusion and why . Doubless many or most psychologists have some sort of ...
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... instance , it tends to be wrong ; in virtue of being an instance of relieving distress it tends to be right . Tendency to be one's duty may be called a parti - resultant attribute , i.e. one which belongs to an act in virtue of some one ...
... instance , it tends to be wrong ; in virtue of being an instance of relieving distress it tends to be right . Tendency to be one's duty may be called a parti - resultant attribute , i.e. one which belongs to an act in virtue of some one ...
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... instance of uniformity in the course of nature . Further experi- ence has proved to both that they were mistaken ; but they had to wait fifty centuries for this experience . During that long time , mankind believed in an uniformity of ...
... instance of uniformity in the course of nature . Further experi- ence has proved to both that they were mistaken ; but they had to wait fifty centuries for this experience . During that long time , mankind believed in an uniformity of ...
Contents
The Inconceivability of Gods Nonexistence | 1 |
From Nature to | 2 |
A Critique of the Argument from Design | 3 |
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