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Page 145
For at the basis of the conception of force , as of all conceptions except will , there lies the senseperceptual knowledge of the objective ... We have no direct experience of “ forces ” in nature , only of connections and sequences .
For at the basis of the conception of force , as of all conceptions except will , there lies the senseperceptual knowledge of the objective ... We have no direct experience of “ forces ” in nature , only of connections and sequences .
Page 239
One of the most important fictions is that notorious product of the imagination , the concept of " force . ” If two events are constantly conjoined , we call that peculiarity of the first event which consists in its being followed by ...
One of the most important fictions is that notorious product of the imagination , the concept of " force . ” If two events are constantly conjoined , we call that peculiarity of the first event which consists in its being followed by ...
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For , if force creates right , then every force that is greater than the first succeeds to its right . As soon as it were possible to disobey with impunity , disobedience would become legitimate ; and , the strongest being always in the ...
For , if force creates right , then every force that is greater than the first succeeds to its right . As soon as it were possible to disobey with impunity , disobedience would become legitimate ; and , the strongest being always in the ...
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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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