An Introduction to Modern Philosophy in Seven Philosophical Problems |
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If there are just three possibilities , and you show cause for rejecting two of them , you do not require any further justification for accepting the third . This , at any rate , seems to be Thomas's reasoning in respect to his argument ...
If there are just three possibilities , and you show cause for rejecting two of them , you do not require any further justification for accepting the third . This , at any rate , seems to be Thomas's reasoning in respect to his argument ...
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mover , and in consequence , neither would there be any other mover ; for secondary movers do not cause movement except they be moved by a first mover , as , for example , a stick cannot cause movement unless it is moved by the hand .
mover , and in consequence , neither would there be any other mover ; for secondary movers do not cause movement except they be moved by a first mover , as , for example , a stick cannot cause movement unless it is moved by the hand .
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from effects to causes , we must go on tracing an infinite regression without any ultimate cause , or must finally have recourse to an ultimate cause . Now , it is insisted , the conception of an infinite regression , of utterly no ...
from effects to causes , we must go on tracing an infinite regression without any ultimate cause , or must finally have recourse to an ultimate cause . Now , it is insisted , the conception of an infinite regression , of utterly no ...
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Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
The principles of natural theologyfrom St Thomas Aquinas | 9 |
The religious wagerfrom Blaise Pascal | 22 |
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| Title | An Introduction to Modern Philosophy in Seven Philosophical Problems |
| Author | Alburey Castell |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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