Basic Problems of Philosophy: Selected ReadingsDaniel J. Bronstein, Yervant Hovhannes Krikorian, Philip Paul Wiener |
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... possible that the laws governing the behaviour of large bodies may be merely statistical laws , expressing the average result of a large number of random motions . Some , such as the second law of thermodynamics , are known to be ...
... possible that the laws governing the behaviour of large bodies may be merely statistical laws , expressing the average result of a large number of random motions . Some , such as the second law of thermodynamics , are known to be ...
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... possible it should imprint any idea in the mind . Hence it is evident the produc- tion of ideas or sensations in our minds , can be no reason why we should suppose Matter or corporeal substances ; since that is ac- knowledged to remain ...
... possible it should imprint any idea in the mind . Hence it is evident the produc- tion of ideas or sensations in our minds , can be no reason why we should suppose Matter or corporeal substances ; since that is ac- knowledged to remain ...
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... possible ) in which a thing is found to be the efficient cause of itself ; for so it would be prior to itself , which is impossible . Now in efficient causes it is not possible to go on to infinity , because in all efficient causes ...
... possible ) in which a thing is found to be the efficient cause of itself ; for so it would be prior to itself , which is impossible . Now in efficient causes it is not possible to go on to infinity , because in all efficient causes ...
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On the Improvement of the Understanding Benedict | 30 |
INTRODUCTION | 68 |
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