Philosophical Works, Volume 1Cambridge Press, 1967 - Philosophy |
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... discover the fourth . We may go still further and inquire whether if only 3 and 48 had been given it would have been still more difficult to discover one of the three mean proportionals , viz . 6 , 12 , and 24. At the first blush this ...
... discover the fourth . We may go still further and inquire whether if only 3 and 48 had been given it would have been still more difficult to discover one of the three mean proportionals , viz . 6 , 12 , and 24. At the first blush this ...
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... discover only some rough precepts , apparently the innate possession of our mind , rather than the product of technical skill , we should not forthwith attempt to settle the controversies of Philosophers , or solve the puzzles of the ...
... discover only some rough precepts , apparently the innate possession of our mind , rather than the product of technical skill , we should not forthwith attempt to settle the controversies of Philosophers , or solve the puzzles of the ...
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... discover the three means between the first and the fifth . The reason why this is not so is due to a fresh fact ; viz . even though here four mental acts come together they can yet be disjoined , since four can be divided by another ...
... discover the three means between the first and the fifth . The reason why this is not so is due to a fresh fact ; viz . even though here four mental acts come together they can yet be disjoined , since four can be divided by another ...
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