Readings in PhilosophyJohn Herman Randall, Justus Buchler, Evelyn Urban Shirk |
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... doubt causes a struggle to attain a state of belief . I shall term this struggle Inquiry , though it must be admitted that this is sometimes not a very apt designation . The irritation of doubt is the only immediate motive for the ...
... doubt causes a struggle to attain a state of belief . I shall term this struggle Inquiry , though it must be admitted that this is sometimes not a very apt designation . The irritation of doubt is the only immediate motive for the ...
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... doubt that there are Reals , for , if he did , doubt would not be a source of dissatisfaction . The hypothesis , therefore , is one which every mind admits . So that the social impulse does not cause men to doubt it . 3. Everybody uses ...
... doubt that there are Reals , for , if he did , doubt would not be a source of dissatisfaction . The hypothesis , therefore , is one which every mind admits . So that the social impulse does not cause men to doubt it . 3. Everybody uses ...
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... doubt that the evil may be thus increased , or diminished ; and it would seem to follow that good must be similarly susceptible of addition or subtraction . Finally , to my knowledge , nobody professes to doubt that , so far forth as we ...
... doubt that the evil may be thus increased , or diminished ; and it would seem to follow that good must be similarly susceptible of addition or subtraction . Finally , to my knowledge , nobody professes to doubt that , so far forth as we ...
Contents
Euthyphro Plato | 3 |
Two Meditations René Descartes | 18 |
Democracy | 23 |
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Readings in Philosophy John Herman Randall (Jr.),Justus Buchler,Evelyn Urban Shirk Snippet view - 1950 |
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