The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... merely- - as one might at first sight be inclined to suppose — that the very same kind of action which is thought right in one country and period may be thought wrong in another . This would be a mere platitude , the truth of which ...
... merely- - as one might at first sight be inclined to suppose — that the very same kind of action which is thought right in one country and period may be thought wrong in another . This would be a mere platitude , the truth of which ...
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... merely subjective ends whose existence as an object of our actions has a value for us : they are objective ends ... merely as a means to maintain a tolerable state of affairs till the end of his life . But man is not a thing not ...
... merely subjective ends whose existence as an object of our actions has a value for us : they are objective ends ... merely as a means to maintain a tolerable state of affairs till the end of his life . But man is not a thing not ...
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... merely empirical generalizations , but they are inclined to the view that a priori propositions and a priori reasoning are merely concerned with language , and so cannot tell us anything new about the real world . Thus it is said that ...
... merely empirical generalizations , but they are inclined to the view that a priori propositions and a priori reasoning are merely concerned with language , and so cannot tell us anything new about the real world . Thus it is said that ...
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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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