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which exists independently of the mind is neither great nor small ; the action , neither swift nor slow . That is , they are nothing at all . His third criticism is this : Number is entirely a creature of the mind .
which exists independently of the mind is neither great nor small ; the action , neither swift nor slow . That is , they are nothing at all . His third criticism is this : Number is entirely a creature of the mind .
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First , it was thought that the sensible qualities did really exist without the mind . And for this reason it seemed needful to suppose that some unthinking substratum or substance wherein they did exist , since they could not be ...
First , it was thought that the sensible qualities did really exist without the mind . And for this reason it seemed needful to suppose that some unthinking substratum or substance wherein they did exist , since they could not be ...
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In the production of knowledge the mind acts to impose form on content supplied by the external world . This leads to a new problem : If knowledge is a joint product of mind and world , and mind's contribution is the form , can these ...
In the production of knowledge the mind acts to impose form on content supplied by the external world . This leads to a new problem : If knowledge is a joint product of mind and world , and mind's contribution is the form , can these ...
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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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