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... example may be found in Thünen's fiction of an imaginary city . He introduced it into economics , at the beginning of the nineteenth century , in order to explain the relations between agriculture , transportation , etc. It was this ...
... example may be found in Thünen's fiction of an imaginary city . He introduced it into economics , at the beginning of the nineteenth century , in order to explain the relations between agriculture , transportation , etc. It was this ...
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... example of a fiction in mathematical thought . 22. In mechanics . 23. " What we call a natural law is a fiction . " In what sense ? 24. " All abstractions . . . all generalizations are fictions . " plain . Ex- 25. Cite an example of a ...
... example of a fiction in mathematical thought . 22. In mechanics . 23. " What we call a natural law is a fiction . " In what sense ? 24. " All abstractions . . . all generalizations are fictions . " plain . Ex- 25. Cite an example of a ...
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... example . " What is the example ? 9. What renders us " liable to a moral bitterness , a revolt of the good will " ? 10. What is the role of the great man in history ? II . " No man is a hero to his valet . " Why not ? 12. " In our time ...
... example . " What is the example ? 9. What renders us " liable to a moral bitterness , a revolt of the good will " ? 10. What is the role of the great man in history ? II . " No man is a hero to his valet . " Why not ? 12. " In our time ...
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