The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... philosophers to agree , even after centuries of discussion . Philosophy , it is said , does not make progress in the way physics or biology does ; ethical and meta- physical positions that were opposing each other over 2000 years ago in ...
... philosophers to agree , even after centuries of discussion . Philosophy , it is said , does not make progress in the way physics or biology does ; ethical and meta- physical positions that were opposing each other over 2000 years ago in ...
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... philosophers like Reichenbach and Carnap are too complex for inclusion in the present volume ; the selection from Kneale provides an adequate introduction to the topic , which is one of lively interest today among philosophers of ...
... philosophers like Reichenbach and Carnap are too complex for inclusion in the present volume ; the selection from Kneale provides an adequate introduction to the topic , which is one of lively interest today among philosophers of ...
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... philosophers claim to show by these arguments not only that we do not perceive physical objects but that what we do perceive is a different sort of thing altogether , which they call a sense - datum . They are obliged to invent a new ...
... philosophers claim to show by these arguments not only that we do not perceive physical objects but that what we do perceive is a different sort of thing altogether , which they call a sense - datum . They are obliged to invent a new ...
Contents
The Inconceivability of Gods Nonexistence | 1 |
From Nature to | 2 |
A Critique of the Argument from Design | 3 |
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