Readings in PhilosophyJohn Herman Randall, Justus Buchler, Evelyn Urban Shirk |
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... inference , if when inference determines that a proposition is somewhat , or not a little , or a good deal , or very like truth , assent as its natural and normal counterpart says that it is somewhat , or not a little , or a good deal ...
... inference , if when inference determines that a proposition is somewhat , or not a little , or a good deal , or very like truth , assent as its natural and normal counterpart says that it is somewhat , or not a little , or a good deal ...
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... inference which is the heart of all intelligent action , and second , how the aim and outcome of thinking in all cases is the transformation of a dubious and perplexing situation into a settled , or determinate , one . INFERENCE TO THE ...
... inference which is the heart of all intelligent action , and second , how the aim and outcome of thinking in all cases is the transformation of a dubious and perplexing situation into a settled , or determinate , one . INFERENCE TO THE ...
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... Inference Involves a Leap . Every inference , just because it goes beyond ascertained and known facts , which are given either by observation or by recollection of prior knowledge , involves a jump from the known into the unknown . It ...
... Inference Involves a Leap . Every inference , just because it goes beyond ascertained and known facts , which are given either by observation or by recollection of prior knowledge , involves a jump from the known into the unknown . It ...
Contents
Euthyphro Plato | 3 |
Two Meditations René Descartes | 18 |
Democracy | 23 |
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