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... theories about the nature of things . Thus we have , in astronomy , a theory of the universe at large ; in economics , a theory of the production and distribution of wealth ; in psychology , a theory of the mind and its relation to the ...
... theories about the nature of things . Thus we have , in astronomy , a theory of the universe at large ; in economics , a theory of the production and distribution of wealth ; in psychology , a theory of the mind and its relation to the ...
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... theory to account for that of which it is a theory , not to deny it , Kant was moved to say , in effect , " So much the worse for Hume's theory . " If the appeal to experience will not serve as a satisfactory hypothesis , by means of ...
... theory to account for that of which it is a theory , not to deny it , Kant was moved to say , in effect , " So much the worse for Hume's theory . " If the appeal to experience will not serve as a satisfactory hypothesis , by means of ...
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... theory of evolution and the struggle for existence . 3. What appealed to me most in Kant was his emphasis on the ... theory of evolution , which was being worked out at this time , corroborated Schopen- hauer's contention . This theory ...
... theory of evolution and the struggle for existence . 3. What appealed to me most in Kant was his emphasis on the ... theory of evolution , which was being worked out at this time , corroborated Schopen- hauer's contention . This theory ...
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