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Page 64
... believe anything upon insufficient evidence . Habitual want of care about what I believe leads to habitual want of care in others about the truth of what is told to me . The credulous man is father to the liar and the cheat . If a man ...
... believe anything upon insufficient evidence . Habitual want of care about what I believe leads to habitual want of care in others about the truth of what is told to me . The credulous man is father to the liar and the cheat . If a man ...
Page 76
... believe , " later his pragmatism , is closely related , historically , to Huxley's agnosticism . That is apparent on reading James's essay . Huxley had said that if you couldn't logically jus- tify what you believe , then it was immoral ...
... believe , " later his pragmatism , is closely related , historically , to Huxley's agnosticism . That is apparent on reading James's essay . Huxley had said that if you couldn't logically jus- tify what you believe , then it was immoral ...
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... believe . that no bell in us tolls to let us know for certain when truth is in our grasp , then it seems a piece of idle fantasticality to preach so solemnly of our duty of waiting for the bell . James has still to deal with another ...
... believe . that no bell in us tolls to let us know for certain when truth is in our grasp , then it seems a piece of idle fantasticality to preach so solemnly of our duty of waiting for the bell . James has still to deal with another ...
Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
A Metaphysical Problem | 90 |
An Epistemological Problem | 169 |
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