An Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry: Contemporary and Classical SourcesJoseph Margolis |
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... example , to say that a given object a is rock salt is to say that there is a set of determinable properties ( crystalline structure , color , melting point , hard- ness , etc. ) such that under standard conditions a has a determinate ...
... example , to say that a given object a is rock salt is to say that there is a set of determinable properties ( crystalline structure , color , melting point , hard- ness , etc. ) such that under standard conditions a has a determinate ...
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... example of such a law is : ' If a geometri- cally and physically symmetrical cube is repeatedly tossed , the probability ( or relative frequency ) that the cube will come to rest with a given face uppermost is % ' ; other examples have ...
... example of such a law is : ' If a geometri- cally and physically symmetrical cube is repeatedly tossed , the probability ( or relative frequency ) that the cube will come to rest with a given face uppermost is % ' ; other examples have ...
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... example , the arguments presented in constructing the models give an indica- tion of the sense in which the models exhibit the rationale and the logical structure of the explanations they are intended to represent . I now want to add a ...
... example , the arguments presented in constructing the models give an indica- tion of the sense in which the models exhibit the rationale and the logical structure of the explanations they are intended to represent . I now want to add a ...
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PHILOSOPHICAL PERPLEXITY | 33 |
INTRODUCTION | 44 |
Religious Disputes | 99 |
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