The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... possible ) in which a thing is found to be the efficient cause of itself ; for so it would be prior to itself , which is impossible . Now in efficient causes it is not possible to go on to infinity , because in all efficient causes ...
... possible ) in which a thing is found to be the efficient cause of itself ; for so it would be prior to itself , which is impossible . Now in efficient causes it is not possible to go on to infinity , because in all efficient causes ...
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... possible actions would be good ; and it formulates a practical rule for a will that does not perform an action straight away because the action is good whether because the subject does not always know that it is good or because , even ...
... possible actions would be good ; and it formulates a practical rule for a will that does not perform an action straight away because the action is good whether because the subject does not always know that it is good or because , even ...
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... possible . So , while we cannot prove that use of the rule will lead to correct predictions , we can say that if correct predictions can be reliably made , this rule will lead us to them . If a reliable method of predic- tion is possible ...
... possible . So , while we cannot prove that use of the rule will lead to correct predictions , we can say that if correct predictions can be reliably made , this rule will lead us to them . If a reliable method of predic- tion is possible ...
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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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