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... example of every variety of fiction , and to use it to study the scheme of the construct and the methodology employed . 6 A standard example is the well - known assumption of Adam Smith , accord- ing to which all human actions are ...
... example of every variety of fiction , and to use it to study the scheme of the construct and the methodology employed . 6 A standard example is the well - known assumption of Adam Smith , accord- ing to which all human actions are ...
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... example of this occurs , I suppose , when we feel that a novel is " plot- ridden " -for example , that the novelist has forced his characters into con- formity with the demands of a plot which he had outlined in full before giving much ...
... example of this occurs , I suppose , when we feel that a novel is " plot- ridden " -for example , that the novelist has forced his characters into con- formity with the demands of a plot which he had outlined in full before giving much ...
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... example in which we would probably agree that communication had occurred . A student sum- marizes the contents of a difficult essay , and the author looks at the summary and says , " That's it exactly ! " Similarly , one might say that ...
... example in which we would probably agree that communication had occurred . A student sum- marizes the contents of a difficult essay , and the author looks at the summary and says , " That's it exactly ! " Similarly , one might say that ...
Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 2 |
A Metaphysical Problem | 90 |
An Epistemological Problem | 169 |
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