The Problems of Philosophy: Introductory ReadingsWilliam P. Alston, Richard B. Brandt |
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... seem to include two kinds , ( a ) those resting on a promise or what may fairly be called an implicit promise , such as the implicit undertaking not to tell lies which seems to be implied in the act of entering into conversation ( at ...
... seem to include two kinds , ( a ) those resting on a promise or what may fairly be called an implicit promise , such as the implicit undertaking not to tell lies which seems to be implied in the act of entering into conversation ( at ...
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... seem to me to fit the data . Just as a theory of matter has to corre- spond to our perceptions of matter so a theory of the human spirit has to correspond to our inner perception of our spiritual nature . And to me it seems that ...
... seem to me to fit the data . Just as a theory of matter has to corre- spond to our perceptions of matter so a theory of the human spirit has to correspond to our inner perception of our spiritual nature . And to me it seems that ...
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... seems to be based upon the qualities of the sensa that I become aware of in sense - perception . " But an ever greater difficulty faces us , viz . , that of being assured that material things exist at all , i.e. , relatively permanent ...
... seems to be based upon the qualities of the sensa that I become aware of in sense - perception . " But an ever greater difficulty faces us , viz . , that of being assured that material things exist at all , i.e. , relatively permanent ...
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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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