The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... organism conforms throughout to these laws . Thus transformations of energy taking place within the organism , like similar transformations in the realm of the inorganic , appear to conform strictly to the principle of Conservation of ...
... organism conforms throughout to these laws . Thus transformations of energy taking place within the organism , like similar transformations in the realm of the inorganic , appear to conform strictly to the principle of Conservation of ...
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... organism fail to conform to the various laws of physics , that of the Conservation of Energy and the rest : for all we know , these laws may be exactly exemplified in all these processes . The point is that there is a great outstanding ...
... organism fail to conform to the various laws of physics , that of the Conservation of Energy and the rest : for all we know , these laws may be exactly exemplified in all these processes . The point is that there is a great outstanding ...
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... organism . It is axiologically primary and ultimate , but it is ontologically and metaphysically secondary , dependent , peripheral , and ephemeral . An intrinsic good , we have indicated , is an experience that has primary value . It ...
... organism . It is axiologically primary and ultimate , but it is ontologically and metaphysically secondary , dependent , peripheral , and ephemeral . An intrinsic good , we have indicated , is an experience that has primary value . It ...
Contents
The Inconceivability of Gods Nonexistence | 1 |
From Nature to | 2 |
A Critique of the Argument from Design | 3 |
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