Philosophical Works, Volume 1Cambridge Press, 1967 - Philosophy |
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Page 50
... merely twice as long , is nevertheless kept in tension by a weight four times as heavy . Other illustrations might be given ; but they all make it quite clear how all imperfectly expressed ' questions ' may be reduced to others whose ...
... merely twice as long , is nevertheless kept in tension by a weight four times as heavy . Other illustrations might be given ; but they all make it quite clear how all imperfectly expressed ' questions ' may be reduced to others whose ...
Page 60
... merely as possessing figure . When body is the object let us reflect that we are dealing with the very same thing , taken as possessing length , breadth and depth . Where superficies comes in , our object will still be the same ' though ...
... merely as possessing figure . When body is the object let us reflect that we are dealing with the very same thing , taken as possessing length , breadth and depth . Where superficies comes in , our object will still be the same ' though ...
Page 61
... merely wish to make a simplification of ratios , be they ever so involved , such that we may discover some equation1 between what is unknown and something known . Since this is so , it is certain that whatsoever differences in ratio ...
... merely wish to make a simplification of ratios , be they ever so involved , such that we may discover some equation1 between what is unknown and something known . Since this is so , it is certain that whatsoever differences in ratio ...
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