An Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry: Contemporary and Classical SourcesJoseph Margolis |
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... definition of the various natural numbers . 1 is defined as the successor of 0 , or briefly as 0 ′ ; 2 as 1 ′ , 3 as 2 ′ , and so on . By virtue of P2 , this process can be continued indefinitely ; because of P3 ( in combina- tion with ...
... definition of the various natural numbers . 1 is defined as the successor of 0 , or briefly as 0 ′ ; 2 as 1 ′ , 3 as 2 ′ , and so on . By virtue of P2 , this process can be continued indefinitely ; because of P3 ( in combina- tion with ...
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... definitions here referred to , only that of the number 0. It remains to define the terms " successor " and " integer . " The definition of " successor , " whose precise formulation involves too many niceties to be stated here , is a ...
... definitions here referred to , only that of the number 0. It remains to define the terms " successor " and " integer . " The definition of " successor , " whose precise formulation involves too many niceties to be stated here , is a ...
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... Definition is not , indeed , an activity exclusively of philologists . Philos- ophers and scientists frequently have occasion to " define " a recondite term by paraphrasing it into terms of a more familiar vocabulary . But ordinarily ...
... Definition is not , indeed , an activity exclusively of philologists . Philos- ophers and scientists frequently have occasion to " define " a recondite term by paraphrasing it into terms of a more familiar vocabulary . But ordinarily ...
Contents
PHILOSOPHICAL PERPLEXITY | 33 |
INTRODUCTION | 44 |
Religious Disputes | 99 |
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